SHELTER

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