Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "shelter" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

bus stop house tree

Capable Of

offer free food

Derived Terms

Adirondack shelter Anderson shelter Morrison shelter air-raid shelter animal shelter bomb shelter bus shelter cooling shelter enshelter fall-out shelter fallout shelter homeless shelter inshelter kill shelter night shelter no-kill shelter rock shelter shelter belt shelter deck shelter dog shelter half shelter in place shelter tent shelter-half shelter-in-place shelterable shelterage shelterbelt sheltercraft shelteree shelterer shelterin shelterless sheltermate sheltersome shelterwood sheltery tax shelter tornado shelter typhoon shelter waiting shelter women's shelter

Etymologically Related To

shield trim

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

commit construction decrease diminution furnish housing invest living accommodations lodging offer place protection protective cover protective covering provide put reduction render security step-down structure supply

Type Of (IsA)

basic human need basic necessity for humans building facility housing local organization man made structure protective covering service organization shelter providing artifact structure

Manner Of

invest supply

Related Terms

cover roof shed shield

Related Terms

battered cover haven homeless housing institution people protection provide refuge take temporary women

Synonym Network

harbor protection tax shelter

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.