shelter

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[edit] English

a bus shelter in Reykjavik, Iceland

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[edit] Noun

Singular
shelter

Plural
shelters

shelter (plural shelters)

  1. A refuge, haven or other cover or protection from something
  2. An institution that provides temporary housing for homeless people, battered women etc

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to shelter

Third person singular
shelters

Simple past
sheltered

Past participle
sheltered

Present participle
sheltering

to shelter (third-person singular simple present shelters, present participle sheltering, simple past and past participle sheltered)

  1. (transitive) To provide cover
  2. (intransitive) To take cover

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