Shelter
What it means
To protect someone or something from danger or hardship.
Reach for it when describing action that protects a person, animal, or thing from weather, danger, or exposure
The hall can shelter families during severe weather.
Words to choose between 8
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everyday
cover
Fits when a physical layer blocks exposure
Careful Cover can hide without making safe.
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everyday
house
Fits when providing accommodation is the practical action
Careful Housing does not necessarily protect from other dangers.
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warm
take in
Fits when welcoming someone into a home suits an informal tone
Careful Take in can imply temporary charity or deception in other contexts.
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professional
Fits when preventing harm is the broad action
Careful Protection can be legal or digital and need not provide a place.
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professional
Fits when systems prevent abuse or loss
Careful Safeguarding need not involve physical shelter.
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professional
shield
Fits when blocking a specific force or threat is central
Careful Shielding can become concealment or overprotection.
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formal
harbor
Fits when giving refuge, especially secretly, is intended
Careful Harbor can imply concealing wrongdoing.
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literary
Fits when giving sanctuary suits elevated prose
Careful Refuge is usually a noun and can sound archaic as a verb.
Opposites 3
- expose
- endanger
- evict
Common phrases 3
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shelter from rain
The broad porch can shelter visitors from rain.
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shelter a family
The unused lodge will shelter a family during repairs.
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shelter safely
The plan explains how to shelter safely during a chemical alert.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated