afford shelter

  • 1shelter — shelterer, n. shelteringly, adv. shelterless, adj. shelterlessness, n. /shel teuhr/, n. 1. something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge. 2. the… …

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  • 2shelter — shel•ter [[t]ˈʃɛl tər[/t]] n. 1) something beneath, behind, or within which one is covered or protected, as from storms or danger; refuge 2) the protection or refuge afforded by such a thing: We took shelter in a nearby barn[/ex] 3) cvb a… …

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  • 3shelter — /ˈʃɛltə / (say sheltuh) noun 1. something which affords protection or refuge, as from bad weather, bombing, etc.; a place of refuge or safety. 2. protection: the rocks gave us shelter from the wind. 3. an institution for the care of destitute or… …

  • 4shelter — 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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  • 5afford */*/*/ — UK [əˈfɔː(r)d] / US [əˈfɔrd] verb [transitive] Word forms afford : present tense I/you/we/they afford he/she/it affords present participle affording past tense afforded past participle afforded Get it right: afford: Afford is never followed by a… …

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  • 6afford — af|ford [ ə fɔrd ] verb transitive *** 1. ) if you can afford something, you have enough money to be able to pay for it. This word always follows can, could, or be able to : I m not sure how they are able to afford such expensive vacations. We… …

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  • 7shelter — 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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  • 8afford — verb ADVERB ▪ easily, well ▪ She can well afford to pay for herself. ▪ barely, hardly, ill, just, not really …

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  • 9Shelter Cove — For the community on the coast of California, see Shelter Cove, California Shelter Cove (coord|63|41|S|57|57|W|) is a small coastal indentation on the north shore of Prince Gustav Channel, between Chapel Hill and Church Point, Trinity Peninsula.… …

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  • 10The Man in the Fallout Shelter — Infobox Television episode Title = The Man in the Fallout Shelter Series = Bones Caption = Season = 1 Episode = 9 Airdate = December 13, 2005 Production = 1AKY08 Writer = Hart Hanson Director = Greg Yaitanes Photographer = Guests = Heavy D as Sid …

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