to give shelter

  • 1shelter — n 1. refuge, asylum, haven, sanctuary, sanctum, sanctum sanctorum, safety zone, harbor, port, port in a storm, Scot. bield; retreat, hospice, hermitage, cloister, ashram; nest, lain, den, cave, hole, dugout, abri; mew, cover, covert, coverture,… …

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  • 2shelter — I n. 1) to afford, give, offer, provide shelter 2) to seek; take shelter from 3) an air raid, bomb; fallout; tax shelter II v. (D; tr.) to shelter from * * * [ ʃeltə] bomb fallout give …

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  • 3shelter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. refuge, retreat, sanctuary, asylum; cover, security, protection, safety. See covering, defense. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. refuge, harbor, haven, sanctuary, asylum, retreat, covert, shield, screen,… …

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  • 4shelter — noun 1 protection from danger/bad weather VERB + SHELTER ▪ afford (sb), give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with) ▪ The great trees gave shelter from the wind. ▪ need ▪ …

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  • 5shelter — 1 noun 1 (U) a place to live, considered as one of the basic needs of life: They are in desperate need of food, clothing and shelter. 2 (U) protection, from danger or from wind, rain, hot sun etc: the shelter of: We eventually reached the shelter …

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  • 6give — verb Give is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑authority, ↑benefactor, ↑chart, ↑council, ↑donor, ↑index, ↑jury, ↑move, ↑nature, ↑recording, ↑religion, ↑ …

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  • 7shelter — shel·ter || ʃeltÉ™(r) n. refuge, secure location, protected place; protection, safety; building which temporarily houses homeless people or animals v. give refuge, provide a safe haven; seek protection; protect, defend, screen, cover …

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  • 8shelter — / ʃeltə/ noun a protected place ■ verb to give someone or something protection …

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  • 9Pale Shelter — Single infobox Name = Pale Shelter Caption = 1983 re release Artist = Tears for Fears from Album = The Hurting B side = The Prisoner (1982) We Are Broken (1983) Released = March 1982 April 18 1983 August 26 1985 Format = 7 , 12 Recorded = 1982… …

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  • 10No-kill shelter — A kill shelter is an animal shelter where animals are euthanized if they are too sick to be treated or too aggressive to be suitable for adoption or due to lack of shelter space. No kill shelters reject euthanasia as a means of population control …

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