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1. A structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
    
2. Protective covering that provides protection from the weather
    
3. The condition of being protected
   "they were huddled together for shelter";
   - protection
    
4. A way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
   - tax shelter
    
5. Temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons

1. Provide shelter for
   "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"
    
2. Invest (money) so that it is not taxable
    
3. Stay in a building or location protected from danger or bad weather
   "we sheltered under a tree";
   - take cover, take refuge

Derived forms: sheltered, sheltering, shelters

Type of: commit, construction, decrease, diminution, furnish, housing, invest, living accommodations, lodging, offer, place, protection, protective cover, protective covering, provide, put, reduction, render, security, step-down, structure, supply

Encyclopedia: Shelter