Another word for shelter
shelter
n.
refuge, harbor, haven, sanctuary, asylum, retreat, covert, shield, screen, defense, security, safety, guardian, protector, house, roof, tent, shack, shed, hut, shade, shadow.
shelter implies the protection of something that covers, as a roof or other structure that shields one from the elements or danger to find shelter from the rain; refuge suggests a place of safety that one flees to in escaping danger or difficulties he sought political refuge in France; retreat implies retirement from that which threatens one's peace, and withdrawal to a safe, quiet, or secluded place a country retreat, a retreat for prayer and meditation; asylum is applied to a refuge where one is immune from seizure or harm, as because it is beyond a particular legal jurisdiction the convict sought asylum abroad; a sanctuary is an asylum that has a sacred or inviolable character the former right of sanctuary in churches
shelter
v.
MLA Style
"shelter." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 03 February 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Shelter>.
APA Style
shelter. (n.d.). Retrieved February 03rd, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Shelter
Another word for shelter
Dwellings in general:
housing, lodging. Idiom: a roof over one's head. See protectionSomething that physically protects, especially from danger:
asylum, cover, covert, harbor, haven, protection, refuge, retreat, sanctuary. See attack, safetyAn institution that provides care and shelter:
asylum, home, hospice, hospital. See protectionThe state of being protected or safeguarded, as from danger or hardship:
asylum, harborage, refuge, sanctuary. See safety
To give refuge to:
harbor, haven, house. See protection
MLA Style
"shelter." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 03 February 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Shelter>.
APA Style
shelter. (n.d.). Retrieved February 03rd, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Shelter
