1. A structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
   "They took refuge in a bomb shelter during the air raid"
    
2. Protective covering that provides protection from the weather
   "The hikers found shelter from the storm under a rocky overhang"
    
3. The condition of being protected
   "they were huddled together for shelter";
   - protection
    
4. Temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
   "The city opened several emergency shelters to accommodate those affected by the flood"
    
5. A way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
   "The wealthy investor used a tax shelter to minimize his tax liability";
   - tax shelter

1. Provide shelter for
   "the tree sheltered them from the rain"
    
2. Stay in a building or location protected from danger or bad weather
   "we shelterd in the mountain hut";
   - take cover, take refuge
    
3. Invest (money) so that it is not taxable
   "They sheltered their income in offshore accounts"; "The wealthy often shelter their assets to minimize tax liability"

Derived forms: sheltered, sheltering, shelters

Type of: commit, construction, decrease, diminution, furnish, housing, invest, living accommodations, lodging, offer, place, protection, protective cover, protective covering, provide, put, reduction, render, security, step-down, structure, supply

Encyclopedia: Shelter, The