shelter

shelter is a 7-letter English word with 14 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 10 · 14 senses

Definitions

1. noun. That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.
2. noun. One who protects; a guardian; a defender.
3. noun. The state of being covered and protected; protection; security.
4. transitive verb. To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect.
5. transitive verb. To screen or cover from notice; to disguise.
6. transitive verb. To betake to cover, or to a safe place; -- used reflexively.
7. intransitive verb. To take shelter.
8. noun. a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
9. noun. protective covering that provides protection from the weather
10. noun. temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
11. noun. a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
12. noun. the condition of being protected

    "they were huddled together for protection"

    "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"

    Synonyms: protection

13. verb. invest (money) so that it is not taxable
14. verb. provide shelter for

    "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"

Synonyms

protection

Common word forms

shelters, sheltered, shelterer, sheltering, shelterless

Words from these letters

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