Word Definition

Shelter

  1. To screen or cover from notice; to disguise.
  2. One who protects; a guardian; a defender.
  3. To take shelter.
  4. The state of being covered and protected; protection; security.
  5. To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect.
  6. That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.
  7. To betake to cover, or to a safe place; -- used reflexively.