Definition for Shelter:

• To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect.

Synonyms for Shelter:

• n.

  •
  • domicile,
  • Doublewide,
  • cohousing.
  •
  • exercise,
  • litter,
  • handler,
  • domesticate,
  • heel.
  •
  • attack,
  • covert,
  • watch over.
  •
  • parry,
  • deflect.
  •
  • lean-to,
  • pillbox,
  • guardhouse,
  • Humpy,
  • bomb shelter,
  • blockhouse,
  • fallout shelter.
  •
  • cache,
  • hideaway,
  • house.
  •covering (noun)
  • shroud.
  •darkness (noun)
  • shadow.
  •defense (noun)
  • armor,
  • aversion,
  • moat,
  • countermeasure,
  • barrier,
  • fortress,
  • resistance,
  • wall,
  • response,
  • rebuttal,
  • stronghold,
  • argument.
  •protection, habitat (noun)
  • asylum.

• v.

  •defend (verb)
  • return,
  • uphold,
  • avert,
  • answer,
  • argue,
  • buffer,
  • rebut,
  • safeguard,
  • secure,
  • reply,
  • sustain,
  • counter,
  • bar,
  • defend,
  • retort,
  • resist,
  • barricade,
  • save,
  • oppose,
  • backfire,
  • support,
  • police,
  • respond,
  • ward,
  • counterattack.
  •protect (verb)
  • maintain,
  • conserve.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • harborage,
  • sandbag,
  • fortify,
  • extricate,
  • mollycoddle,
  • hospice.
  •
  • champion,
  • concealment,
  • insulate.
  •
  • accommodate,
  • escort,
  • relief.
  •
  • cocoon,
  • cushion,
  • look after.
  •
  • guarantee.
  •
  • mind,
  • proof,
  • spare.
  •arbor
  • bower.
  •conceal
  • lie low,
  • lay low,
  • hole up,
  • cover up.
  •cover
  • fend.
  •defend
  • fight for,
  • keep safe.
  •Other relevant words:
  • chambers,
  • larboard,
  • protector,
  • barracks,
  • take charge of,
  • auspices,
  • tribute,
  • secrete,
  • insurance,
  • mantle,
  • fatherly,
  • dashboard,
  • fence,
  • uncontrollable,
  • habitation,
  • pall,
  • guardian,
  • comfortable,
  • oasis,
  • entertain,
  • intrench,
  • crib,
  • resort,
  • bombproof,
  • stash,
  • privacy,
  • entertainment,
  • quarter,
  • pen,
  • homeplate,
  • bless,
  • joint,
  • covering,
  • shed,
  • comfy,
  • disguise,
  • bed,
  • circumscribe,
  • hidey-hole,
  • Glacis,
  • flank,
  • secluded,
  • accommodation,
  • straighten up,
  • homes,
  • nurse,
  • cloak,
  • fastness,
  • snug,
  • homely,
  • citadel,
  • vestment,
  • insure,
  • isolate,
  • excuse,
  • roost,
  • protective custody,
  • patronize,
  • chamber,
  • value,
  • safety zone,
  • sleeping place,
  • sequester,
  • addition,
  • guise,
  • drapery,
  • lock,
  • hidden,
  • earth,
  • cheer,
  • watchful eye,
  • rooms,
  • bulwark,
  • billet,
  • underwrite,
  • command,
  • cool,
  • hovel,
  • eclipse,
  • mother,
  • keep apart,
  • Abri,
  • cowling,
  • purdah,
  • lampshade,
  • lodgings,
  • bunk,
  • lovesome,
  • lie,
  • eye,
  • mask,
  • air-raid shelter,
  • warm,
  • roof over head,
  • pledge,
  • detach,
  • drape,
  • residence,
  • immunity,
  • domiciliate,
  • wing,
  • unmanageable,
  • curtain,
  • post,
  • hide out,
  • retire,
  • station,
  • clear away,
  • vindicate,
  • lee,
  • Shader,
  • hutch,
  • arm,
  • poorhouse,
  • bestow,
  • surround,
  • hanging,
  • sheltered,
  • patent,
  • cyclone cellar,
  • sanctum,
  • care,
  • nurture,
  • tend,
  • protective cover,
  • cosset,
  • warehouse,
  • paternal,
  • make safe,
  • booth,
  • turf,
  • enclose,
  • board,
  • retirement,
  • put away,
  • canopy,
  • trench,
  • conservation,
  • cloistered,
  • reserved,
  • caserne,
  • indemnity,
  • treasure,
  • structure,
  • sequestrate,
  • stall,
  • protective covering,
  • abode,
  • dwelling,
  • gunyah,
  • Houses,
  • preventive,
  • fond,
  • protective,
  • dapple,
  • ghost,
  • shanty,
  • cantonment,
  • hunting lodge,
  • apartment,
  • ambush,
  • cloister,
  • tax shelter,
  • harbour,
  • safeness,
  • cottage,
  • cowl,
  • blast shelter,
  • seclude,
  • comfort,
  • penthouse,
  • coverage,
  • storm cellar,
  • gather together,
  • encourage,
  • take-in,
  • implant,
  • defensive,
  • blanket,
  • shack,
  • tinge,
  • gather in,
  • blind,
  • patronise,
  • Coverture,
  • storm cave,
  • panoply,
  • sequestration,
  • funk hole,
  • hostage,
  • dwelling-place,
  • accommodations,
  • darken,
  • veil,
  • cozy,
  • tower,
  • bolt-hole,
  • defence,
  • cote,
  • segregate,
  • hood,
  • preservation,
  • register,
  • maternal,
  • copyright,
  • ark,
  • affectionate,
  • pretend,
  • ensure,
  • cave,
  • casern,
  • take shelter,
  • rack,
  • entrench,
  • cot,
  • coat,
  • plead,
  • get in,
  • parasol,
  • trade protection,
  • separate,
  • allege,
  • venetian blind,
  • chalet,
  • shaded,
  • berth,
  • digs,
  • restrain,
  • nourish,
  • Dasher,
  • motherly,
  • call in,
  • quarantine.

Paraphrases for Shelter:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    harbors.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    accommodations.
  • Noun, plural
    residences, apartments, accommodations.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    hibernacula, Was, roost, Refugia, refugium, resort, bunker, apartment, retreat.
  • Verb, past tense
    said.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    resides, harbours.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    homeless.
  • Proper noun, singular
    refuge, housing, hostel, hostels, sanctuary, Sanctuaries, asylum, dwelling, dwellings.
  • Noun, plural
    dwellings.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    sarcophagus, refuge, housing, roof, habitation, harbouring, homeless, foxhole, hostel, sanctuary, domicile, dugout, abode, asylum, dwelling.
  • Verb, past tense
    housing.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    hosts.
  • Verb, base form
    accommodate.

Antonyms for Shelter:

• n.

  • protection, habitat
    light, brightness.
  • Other antonyms:
    cast out, refuse, surrender, expel, reject, give up, expose, betray.

• v.

  • provide safety, cover
    endanger, forget, lay bare, injure, disregard, uncover, let out, let go, harm, reveal, abandon, hurt, lay open, open, turn away, ignore.

Homophones for Shelter:

• saluter, sea slater, sea ladder, slater, slither, sweltry, shoulder, shoe leather, saltire, slather, shielder, salt tree, sledder, scolder, solderer, salutary, Salutatory, sultry, solitaire, soldiery, slithery, slider, solitary, salter, soldier, saltwater, swelter, solder.

Hypernym for Shelter:

• n.

  • artifact
    camp, oasis, cote, tornado cellar, sconce, dugout, bell cote, shanty, sanctuary, haven, field hut, refugee camp, cookhouse, hut, loft, army hut, bell cot, refuge, kennel, pigeon loft, hutch, storm cellar, asylum, birdhouse, mantlet, sentry box, mantelet, shack, roost, lean-to, tent, hovel, collapsible shelter, dog house, fallout shelter, doghouse, cyclone cellar, canopy.
  • state
    indemnity, insurance, radioprotection.

• v.

  • stative
    harbor, stable, put up, harbour, stall, kennel, house, domiciliate.

Hyponym for Shelter:

• n.

  • artifact
    housing, protective cover, structure, living accommodations, protective covering, protection, lodging, construction.
  • state
    security.

• v.

  • possession
    invest, put, commit, place.
  • stative
    provide, supply, furnish, render.