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How to pronounce shelter in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms tax shelter
Type of step-down, reduction, decrease, diminution
Type Words
Synonyms protection
Type of security
Has types radioprotection, insurance, indemnity
Type Words
Type of construction, structure
Has types army hut, tornado cellar, tent, storm cellar, collapsible shelter, cookhouse, loft, asylum, pigeon loft, oasis, mantlet, mantelet, cyclone cellar, shanty, shack, dugout, fallout shelter, field hut, haven, sconce, hovel, hut, hutch, sanctuary, refuge
Type Words
Type of invest, commit, place, put
Type Words
Type of protection, protective cover, protective covering
Has types lean-to, kennel, roost, sconce, sentry box, doghouse, dog house, cote, canopy, birdhouse, bell cote, bell cot
Type Words
Type of furnish, render, supply, provide
Has types house, stable, domiciliate, harbor, harbour, put up, kennel, stall


After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people.
Type Words
Type of lodging, housing, living accommodations
Has types refugee camp, camp

Examples of shelter

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Burris says some homeless people might have been using the building for shelter.
From the dailyherald.com
All proceeds will benefit Animal House Fund, a St. Louis non-profit cat shelter.
From the stltoday.com
They liked Curry and the shelter workers so much that they decided to volunteer.
From the thenewstribune.com
More than 100 men have sought shelter at the mission on some nights this winter.
From the thenewstribune.com
Two of the rescued dogs were turned over to a local shelter and one dog escaped.
From the thenewstribune.com
A shelter opened at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, officials said.
From the washingtonpost.com
Extremists Uighurs, al-Qaida and Hizbul Islami have taken shelter in the region.
From the upi.com
Rogers, 31, has been staying at the Hope Center emergency shelter since July 12.
From the kentucky.com
I was hastily wrapped in my father's coat and we hurried blindly to the shelter.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • A structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
  • Provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"
  • Invest (money) so that it is not taxable
  • Protection: the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"
  • Tax shelter: a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
  • Temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
  • Shelter is a 2007 film starring Trevor Wright, Brad Rowe and Tina Holmes.
  • Shelter is a 2010 American supernatural horror film directed by Mu00E5ns Mu00E5rlind and Bju00F6rn Stein, written by Michael Cooney, and starring Julianne Moore and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. The film was released as 6 Souls in the United States on March 1, 2013, for video on demand, followed by a limited theatrical release on April 5, 2013.
  • The Shelter was an experimental city car of the 1950s and one of the first applications of such a concept.