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  • 1shelter — 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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  • 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 — 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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  • 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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  • 9Gimme Shelter (film) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Gimme Shelter. Gimme Shelter est un film documentaire réalisé en 1970 par David Maysles, Albert Maysles et Charlotte Zwerin, qui emprunte son titre à un morceau du groupe The Rolling Stones dont le titre signifie …

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  • 10Pale 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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