shelter
1. a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger (Freq. 56)
• Hypernyms:
structure, construction
• Hyponyms:
cookhouse, dugout, fallout shelter, haven, oasis,
hovel, hut, hutch, shack, shanty, army hut,
field hut, loft, pigeon loft, mantelet, mantlet, refuge,
sanctuary, asylum, sconce, storm cellar, cyclone cellar, tornado cellar,
tent, collapsible shelter
2. protective covering that provides protection from the weather (Freq. 3)
• Hypernyms:
protective covering, protective cover, protection
• Hyponyms:
bell cote, bell cot, birdhouse, canopy, cote,
cote, doghouse, dog house, lean-to, roost,
sconce, sentry box
3. the condition of being protected
- they were huddled together for protection
- he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home
• Syn:
protection
• Hypernyms:
security
• Hyponyms:
indemnity, insurance, radioprotection
4. a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
• Syn:
tax shelter
• Hypernyms:
decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
5. temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
• Hypernyms:
housing, lodging, living accommodations
• Hyponyms:
camp, refugee camp
1. provide shelter for (Freq. 1)
- After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people
• Hypernyms:
supply, provide, render, furnish
• Hyponyms:
house, put up, domiciliate, kennel, stable,
stall, harbor, harbour
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. invest (money) so that it is not taxable
• Hypernyms:
invest, put, commit, place
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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