Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - shelter
Shelter
shelter
n. & v. --n. 1 anything serving as a shield or protection from danger, bad weather, etc. 2 a a place of refuge provided esp. for the homeless etc. b US an animal sanctuary. 3 a shielded condition; protection (took shelter under a tree). --v. 1 tr. act or serve as shelter to; protect; conceal; defend (sheltered them from the storm; had a sheltered upbringing). 2 intr. & refl. find refuge; take cover (sheltered under a tree; sheltered themselves behind the wall). Phrases and idioms shelter-belt a line of trees etc. planted to protect crops from the wind. Derivatives shelterer n. shelterless adj. Etymology: 16th c.: perh. f. obs. sheltron phalanx f. OE scieldtruma (as SHIELD, truma troop)
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I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1585 1. something that covers or affords protection , an establishment providing food and ~ (as to the homeless), an establishment that houses and feeds stray animals, a position or the state of being covered and protected , ~less adjective II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1590 transitive verb to constitute or provide a ~ for ; protect , to place under ~ or protection , to protect (income) from taxation, intransitive verb to take ~, ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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