All shelter synonyms
shelΒ·ter
S s noun shelter
- adyta β (in ancient worship) a sacred place that the public was forbidden to enter; an inner shrine.
- foxhole β a small pit, usually for one or two soldiers, dug as a shelter in a battle area.
- dividers β a person or thing that divides.
- housing β a covering of cloth for the back and flanks of a horse or other animal, for protection or ornament.
- adytum β the most sacred place of worship in an ancient temple from which the laity was prohibited
- cover β If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- ambush β If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them.
- aegis β sponsorship or protection; auspices (esp in the phrase under the aegis of)
- wickiup β (in Nevada, Arizona, etc.) an American Indian hut made of brushwood or covered with mats.
- ambushment β an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.
- caboose β On a freight train, a caboose is a small car, usually at the rear, in which the crew travels.
- bunker β A bunker is a place, usually underground, that has been built with strong walls to protect it against heavy gunfire and bombing.
- awning β An awning is a piece of material attached to a caravan or building which provides shelter from the rain or sun.
- impregnability β strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable: an impregnable fort.
- boarding house β A boarding house is a house which people pay to stay in for a short time.
- marquee β a tall rooflike projection above a theater entrance, usually containing the name of a currently featured play or film and its stars.
- wildwood β a wood growing in the wild or natural state; forest.
- ark β In the Bible, the ark was a large boat which Noah built in order to save his family and two of every kind of animal from the Flood.
- harbour β a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- weald β The, a region in SE England, in Kent, Surrey, and Essex counties: once a forest area; now an agricultural region.
- archipelago β An archipelago is a group of islands, especially small islands.
- island β a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- enclave β A portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct.
- wigwam β an American Indian dwelling, usually of rounded or oval shape, formed of poles overlaid with bark, mats, or skins. Compare lodge (def 9), tepee.
- boardinghouse β a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
- fireside β Also called hearthside. the space about a fire or hearth.
- country house β A country house is a large, often attractive, house in the country, usually one that is or was owned by a rich or noble family.
- condo β Condo means the same as condominium.
- den β A den is the home of certain types of wild animals such as lions or foxes.
verb shelter
- look after β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- giftwrapping β giftwrapping.
- mothball β a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- domiciled β a place of residence; abode; house or home.
- chambered β having a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
- garrisoned β a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
- admit β If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
- blinding β A blinding light is extremely bright.
- inumbrate β (obsolete) To shade; to darken.
- chambering β a room, usually private, in a house or apartment, especially a bedroom: She retired to her chamber.
- cocoon β A cocoon is a covering of silky threads that the larvae of moths and other insects make for themselves before they grow into adults.
- hazed β an aggregation in the atmosphere of very fine, widely dispersed, solid or liquid particles, or both, giving the air an opalescent appearance that subdues colors.
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- garrisoning β Present participle of garrison.
- conceal β If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- be big on β large, as in size, height, width, or amount: a big house; a big quantity.
- bunking β a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.
- ensconce β Establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place.