shelter
shel ter
- n a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
- n protective covering that provides protection from the weather
- n the condition of being protected
- n a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
- n temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
- v provide shelter for
After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people - v invest (money) so that it is not taxable
- A mother and daughter adopt a dog from a shelter.
- After moving to a shelter across town last fall, Ty'jhanae Walker, 7, still attends the Minneapolis school that is lending her a violin.
- Particularly in Alaska, we understand the inherent link between dry shelter and prosperity, dry shelter and opportunity, and dry shelter and security.