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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… …
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… …
3take cover — {v. phr.} To seek shelter or protection. * /The rain began so suddenly that we had to take cover in a doorway./ …
4take cover — {v. phr.} To seek shelter or protection. * /The rain began so suddenly that we had to take cover in a doorway./ …
5take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare …
6take up — verb 1. pursue or resume (Freq. 9) take up a matter for consideration • Hypernyms: ↑embark, ↑enter • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. adopt (Freq. 5) …
7shelter — n. & v. n. 1 anything serving as a shield or protection from danger, bad weather, etc. 2 a a place of refuge provided esp. for the homeless etc. b US an animal sanctuary. 3 a shielded condition; protection (took shelter under a tree). v. 1 tr.… …
8List of Left Behind Characters — This a list of characters in the 16 books of the Left Behind series Contents 1 Rayford Steele 2 Cameron ( Buck ) Williams 3 Chloe Steele Williams 4 Tsion Ben Judah …
9Air-raid shelter — in Tateyama[disambiguation needed  …
10List of cultural references in The Divine Comedy — The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is a long allegorical poem in three parts or canticas (or cantiche ), Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise), and 100 cantos, with the Inferno having 34, Purgatorio 33, and Paradiso 33 …
