shelter

shel|ter1 [ `ʃeltər ] noun **

1. ) count a place where people are protected from bad weather or from danger:

We built a temporary shelter out of branches.

a bomb shelter

a ) uncount a place or situation in which you are protected from bad weather or danger:

We stood and watched from the shelter of our front porch.

take/seek shelter: We took shelter from the rain in a nearby bar.

find shelter: They found shelter for the night in a cave.

2. ) count a temporary place to live for people who do not have their own homes, or for animals who have been treated in a cruel way:

a women's shelter

a ) uncount a place to live, considered as a basic human need:

Everyone has the right to food, clothing, and shelter.

shelter

shel|ter 2 [ `ʃeltər ] verb *

1. ) transitive to protect someone or something from bad weather:

Hills sheltered the town from the winds.

a ) intransitive to stay somewhere where you are protected from bad weather:

We sheltered in an old barn for the night.

2. ) transitive to protect someone from difficult or unpleasant experiences:

You cannot shelter your children from the realities of life.

3. ) transitive to protect someone from danger, for example by giving them a secret place to stay:

A friendly foreign government was sheltering him.

a ) intransitive to stay in a place where you are protected from danger