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Shelter

That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.

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Narrower term 24

Asylum 76% connected

A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sac…

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Camp 76% connected

The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc.

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Canopy 76% connected

A covering fixed over a bed, dais, or the like, or carried on poles over an exalted personage or a sacred object, etc. chiefly as a mark of honor.

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Cote 76% connected

A cottage or hut.

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Dugout 76% connected

A canoe or boat dug out from a large log.

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Haven 76% connected

A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port.

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Hovel 76% connected

An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.

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Hut 76% connected

A small house, hivel, or cabin; a mean lodge or dwelling; a slightly built or temporary structure.

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Hutch 76% connected

To place in huts; to live in huts; as, to hut troops in winter quarters.

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Indemnity 76% connected

Security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage, past or to come; immunity from penalty, or the punishment of past offenses; amnesty.

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Insurance 76% connected

The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, called premium, o…

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Kennel 76% connected

The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle.

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Lean-to 76% connected

Having only one slope or pitch; -- said of a roof.

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Loft 76% connected

That which is lifted up; an elevation.

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Mantelet 76% connected

A short cloak formerly worn by knights.

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Mantlet 76% connected

See Mantelet.

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Oasis 76% connected

A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert.

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Refuge 76% connected

Shelter or protection from danger or distress.

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Roost 76% connected

Roast.

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Sanctuary 76% connected

A sacred place; a consecrated spot; a holy and inviolable site.

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Sconce 76% connected

A fortification, or work for defense; a fort.

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Shack 76% connected

To shed or fall, as corn or grain at harvest.

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Shanty 76% connected

Jaunty; showy.

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Tent 76% connected

A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain; -- called also tent wine, and tinta.

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Commit 76% connected

To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; -- used with to, unto.

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Construction 76% connected

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

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Decrease 76% connected

To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as…

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Diminution 76% connected

The act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of being diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or degree; -- opposed to augmentation…

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Furnish 76% connected

To supply with anything necessary, useful, or appropriate; to provide; to equip; to fit out, or fit up; to adorn; as, to furnish a family with provis…

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Housing 76% connected

of House

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Invest 76% connected

To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; -- opposed to divest. Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to invest one with a robe.

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Lodging 76% connected

of Lodge

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Offer 76% connected

To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up.

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Place 76% connected

Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

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Protection 76% connected

The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.

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Provide 76% connected

To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.

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Put 76% connected

A pit.

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Reduction 76% connected

The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to powder…

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Render 76% connected

One who rends.

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Security 76% connected

The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.

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Structure 76% connected

The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.

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Supply 76% connected

To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an a…

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Manner of action 6

Domiciliate 76% connected

To establish in a permanent residence; to domicile.

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Harbor 76% connected

A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.

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House 76% connected

A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but especially, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a d…

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Kennel 76% connected

The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle.

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Stable 76% connected

Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.

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Stall 76% connected

A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or place where a horse or an ox kept and fed; the division of a stable, or the compartment, for on…

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Protection 92% connected

The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.

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