Shelter

n.	1.	That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen. The sick and weak the healing plant shall aid, From storms a shelter, and from heat a shade. - Pope.
	2.	One who protects; a guardian; a defender. Thou [God] hast been a shelter for me. - Ps. lxi. 3.
	3.	The state of being covered and protected; protection; security. Who into shelter takes their tender bloom. - Young. Shelter tent a small tent made of pieces of cotton duck arranged to button together. In field service the soldiers carry the pieces.
v. t.	1.	To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect. [imp. & p. p. Sheltered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sheltering.] Those ruins sheltered once his sacred head. - Dryden. You have no convents . . . in which such persons may be received and sheltered. - Southey.
	2.	To screen or cover from notice; to disguise. In vain I strove to cheek my growing flame, Or shelter passion under friendship's name. - Prior.
	3.	To betake to cover, or to a safe place; - used reflexively. They sheltered themselves under a rock. - Abp. Abbot.
v. i.	1.	To take shelter. There oft the Indian herdsman, shunning heat, Shelters in cool. - Milton.

Noun	1.	shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
	2.	shelter - protective covering that provides protection from the weather
	3.	shelter - the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home" Synonyms: protection
	4.	shelter - a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings Synonyms: tax shelter
	5.	shelter - temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
Verb	1.	shelter - provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"
	2.	shelter - invest (money) so that it is not taxable

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