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sheltered
shel·ter S0335000 (shĕl′tər)n.1. a. Something, especially a structure, that provides cover or protection, as from the weather: a shelter for hikers.b. An institution providing temporary housing and sometimes counseling, as for the homeless, runaways, or victims of domestic violence.c. An establishment that cares for unwanted or stray animals and tries to find owners for them.2. The state of being covered or protected: The fox found shelter in a cave.v. shel·tered, shel·ter·ing, shel·ters v.tr.1. To provide cover or protection for: trees that sheltered the cows; agents who sheltered the spies.2. To invest (income) to protect it from taxation.v.intr. To take cover; find refuge: We sheltered under the store's awning during the storm.
[Perhaps from Middle English sheltron, tight battle formation, from Old English scildtruma : scield, shield; see shield + truma, troop; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
shel′ter·er n.shel′ter·less adj.Synonyms: shelter, cover, retreat, refuge, asylum, sanctuary
These nouns refer to places affording protection, as from danger, or to the state of being protected. Shelter usually implies a covered or enclosed area that protects temporarily, as from injury or attack: built a shelter out of pine and hemlock boughs. Cover suggests something that conceals: traveled under cover of darkness. Retreat applies chiefly to a secluded place to which one retires for meditation, peace, or privacy: a rural cabin that served as a weekend retreat. Refuge suggests a place of escape from pursuit or from difficulties that beset one: "The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life" (George Bernard Shaw).
Asylum adds to refuge the idea of legal protection or of immunity from arrest: Were the dissidents able to find asylum in another country? Sanctuary denotes a sacred or inviolable place of refuge: political refugees finding sanctuary in a monastery.sheltered (ˈʃɛltəd) adj1. protected from wind or weather: a sheltered garden. 2. protected from outside influences: a sheltered upbringing. 3. (Social Welfare) (of buildings) specially designed to provide a safe environment for the elderly, handicapped, or disabled: sheltered workshops for the blind. See also sheltered housingThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sheltered - protected from danger or bad weather; "a sheltered harbor"invulnerable - immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs" |
shelteredadjective1. screened, covered, protected, shielded, secluded a shallow-sloping beach next to a sheltered bay
screened open, exposed, unprotected, public, made public, laid bare, unconcealed, unsheltered2. protected, screened, shielded, quiet, withdrawn, isolated, secluded, cloistered, reclusive, ensconced, hermitic, conventual She had a sheltered upbringing.Translationsshelter (ˈʃeltə) noun1. protection against wind, rain, enemies etc. We gave the old man shelter for the night. 遮風避雨，保護 保护...以阻挡（风、雨等） 2. a building etc designed to give such protection. a bus-shelter. 遮蔽處，庇護所 隐蔽处，躲避处 verb1. to be in, or go into, a place of shelter. He sheltered from the storm. 躲避 躲避2. to give protection. That line of trees shelters my garden. 保護 保护ˈsheltered adjective protected from harm and unpleasantness of all kinds. a sheltered existence. 受保護的 受保护的sheltered
sheltered (of buildings) specially designed to provide a safe environment for the elderly, handicapped, or disabled LegalSeeShelterFinancialSeesheltersheltered
Related to sheltered: sheltered workshopSynonyms for shelteredadj screenedSynonyms- screened
- covered
- protected
- shielded
- secluded
Antonyms- open
- exposed
- unprotected
- public
- made public
- laid bare
- unconcealed
- unsheltered
adj protectedSynonyms- protected
- screened
- shielded
- quiet
- withdrawn
- isolated
- secluded
- cloistered
- reclusive
- ensconced
- hermitic
- conventual
Words related to shelteredadj protected from danger or bad weatherRelated Words |