Dictionary Entry
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
- 1noun
That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.
- 2noun
One who protects; a guardian; a defender.
- 3noun
The state of being covered and protected; protection; security.
- 4transitive verb
To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect.
- 5transitive verb
To screen or cover from notice; to disguise.
- 6transitive verb
To betake to cover, or to a safe place; -- used reflexively.
- 7intransitive verb
To take shelter.
- 8noun
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
- 9noun
protective covering that provides protection from the weather
- 10noun
temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
- 11noun
a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
- 12noun
the condition of being protected
"they were huddled together for protection"
"he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"
Synonyms
- 13verb
invest (money) so that it is not taxable
- 14verb
provide shelter for
"After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"
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