Main Entry:

²shelter

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

shel·tered; shel·ter·ing \-t(ə-)riŋ\

Date:

1590

transitive verb 1 : to constitute or provide a shelter for : protect <has led a sheltered life> 2 : to place under shelter or protection <sheltered himself in a mountain cave> 3 : to protect (income) from taxation intransitive verb : to take shelter

— shel·ter·er \-tər-ər\ noun