SHELTERS Synonyms
There are 22 hypernyms of the word shelters. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for SHELTERS
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lodgings | nounn | |||||||
noun • temporary living quarters | ||||||||
abodes | nounn | |||||||
noun • any address at which you dwell more than temporarily • housing that someone is living in | ||||||||
accommodations | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances • a settlement of differences • in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality • living quarters provided for public convenience • the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need • (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye | ||||||||
dwellings | nounn | |||||||
noun • housing that someone is living in | ||||||||
havens | nounn | |||||||
noun • a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary • a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo | ||||||||
homes | nounn | |||||||
adjective • used of your own ground • relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are noun • where you live at a particular time • housing that someone is living in • the country or state or city where you live • (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score • the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end • place where something began and flourished • an environment offering affection and security • a social unit living together • an institution where people are cared for adverb • at or to or in the direction of one's home or family • on or to the point aimed at • to the fullest extent; to the heart adjective satellite • inside the country verb • provide with, or send to, a home • return home accurately from a long distance | ||||||||
refuges | nounn | |||||||
noun • a safe place • something or someone turned to for assistance or security • a shelter from danger or hardship • act of turning to for assistance | ||||||||
sanctuaries | nounn | |||||||
noun • a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept • a shelter from danger or hardship • area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing | ||||||||
protection | nounn | |||||||
noun • the activity of protecting someone or something • a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury • defense against financial failure; financial independence • the condition of being protected • kindly endorsement and guidance • the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition • payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence | ||||||||
tax shelter | nounn | |||||||
noun • a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings |