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shelter   (TTS Sound)

The noun shelter has 5 senses

• shelter -- (a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger)


• shelter -- (protective covering that provides protection from the weather)


• protection, shelter -- (the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home")


• tax shelter, shelter -- (a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings)


• shelter -- (temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons)

The verb shelter has 2 senses

• shelter -- (provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people")


• shelter -- (invest (money) so that it is not taxable)