shelter

[US]/ˈʃeltə(r)/
[UK]/ˈʃeltər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. refuge; covering; protection
vt. to provide cover or protection
vi. to take refuge; to seek shelter

Phrases & Collocations

take shelter

emergency shelter

sheltered spot

shelter oneself

shelter from

temporary shelter

shelter forest

took shelter

shelter belt

air-raid shelter

bomb shelter

tax shelter

bus shelter

Example Sentences

frame a shelter for bicycles

take shelter in evasions

a shelter from the sun

shelter sb. for the night

shelter from the rain

a shelter of simple construction.

he hung back in the shelter of a rock.

the small hill that sheltered the house.

a narrow spit of land shelters the bay.

the bus shelter at the top of the road.

seek shelter from rain

provide food and shelter for a family.

take shelter from the storm.

to shelter under a tree

They built a bomb shelter below ground.

They sheltered beneath their umbrellas.

He sought shelter from the rain.

They are sheltering under the thatch.

The family had given shelter to an old pedlar.

sheltered housing for old people

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