shelter

(shĕlˈtər)

1. a. Something that provides cover or protection, as from the weather.
   b. A refuge; a haven.
   c. An establishment that provides temporary housing for homeless people.
2. The state of being covered or protected.

1. To provide cover or protection for.
2. To invest (income) to protect it from taxation.

Related Forms:

• shelˈter·er noun

• shelˈter·less adjective