vi to take shelter.
2. shelter ·noun one who protects; a guardian; a defender.
3. shelter ·vt to betake to cover, or to a safe place;
used reflexively.
4. shelter ·noun the state of being covered and protected; protection; security.
5. shelter ·vt to screen or cover from notice; to disguise.
6. shelter ·noun that which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.
7. shelter ·vt to be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect.