shelter

A place where people or animals are protected from bad weather or danger.

• We found shelter in a cave.
• The family waited in an underground shelter.
• Is there a shelter nearby where we can stay dry?

How to use it: shelter from something (The cave provided shelter from the storm.)

Similar words: refuge, cover

Common phrases: find shelter, bomb shelter, shelter from something, seek shelter

A small structure with a roof, often open at the sides, that gives temporary protection from weather.

• We waited in the bus shelter.
• The park has a picnic shelter near the lake.
• Rain blew through the open sides of the shelter.

Common phrases: bus shelter, picnic shelter, open shelter

To protect someone or something from danger or bad weather, or go somewhere protected yourself.

• We sheltered under a tree.
• The family sheltered two children during the war.
• These rocks shelter the plants from strong winds.

How to use it: shelter someone/something from something (The wall sheltered us from the wind.); shelter under something (They sheltered under a bridge.); shelter in something (We sheltered in a doorway.)

Similar words: protect, shield, take cover

Common phrases: shelter someone, shelter from something, shelter under something