shelter

CEFRB1

/ˈʃɛltə/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    A place that protects people or animals from danger or weather.

  2. 02

    verb

    To protect someone or something from danger or weather.

Examples

  • The homeless sought shelter from a shower.

  • Trees shelter the house from the wind.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Somewhere one can find protection.

  2. A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).

  3. A place for protection from deadly conditions outside, including military assault; usually partly or fully underground.

More examples

In context

  • When you take shelter, make sure you go under a big tree.

  • The band of explorers found a shelter behind the waterfall, which they rested at for three days.

  • rock shelter

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Origin

noun

From Middle English sheltron, sheldtrume (“roof or wall formed by locked shields”), from Old English sċildtruma, sċyldtruma (“a phalanx, company (of troops), a tortoise, a covering, shed, shelter”, literally “shield-troop”), from sċyld, sċield (“shield”) + truma (“a troop of soldiers”). Cognate with Scots schilthrum, schiltrum. More at shield, and Old English trymman (“to strengthen”), from trum (“strong, firm”) at trim. Doublet of sheltron (a kind of military formation), which is the more conservative of the two.