shelter
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
Types & categories
- structure hypernym
- cookhouse hyponym
- dugout hyponym
- fallout shelter hyponym
- haven hyponym
- hovel hyponym
- hut hyponym
- pigeon loft hyponym
- mantelet hyponym
- asylum hyponym
- sconce hyponym
- storm cellar hyponym
- tent hyponym
Related & opposite
- shelter derivation
Sense 2 verb
provide shelter for
After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- shelter derivation
- shelter derivation
- tax shelter derivation
- shelter derivation
Sense 3 noun
protective covering that provides protection from the weather
Types & categories
- protective covering hypernym
- bell cote hyponym
- birdhouse hyponym
- canopy hyponym
- cote hyponym
- kennel hyponym
- lean-to hyponym
- roost hyponym
- sconce hyponym
- sentry box hyponym
Related & opposite
- shelter derivation
Sense 4 verb
invest (money) so that it is not taxable
Types & categories
- invest hypernym
Sense 5 noun
the condition of being protected
they were huddled together for protection
Types & categories
- security hypernym
- indemnity hyponym
- radioprotection hyponym
Related & opposite
- shelter derivation
Sense 6 noun
a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
Types & categories
- reduction hypernym
Related & opposite
- shelter derivation
Sense 7 noun
temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
Types & categories
- lodging hypernym
- refugee camp hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shelter |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | structure |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cookhouse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dugout |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fallout shelter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | haven |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hovel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hut |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pigeon loft |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mantelet |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | asylum |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sconce |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | storm cellar |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tent |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shelter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shelter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tax shelter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shelter |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | supply |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | house |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | kennel |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stable |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stall |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | harbour |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | shelter |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | protective covering |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bell cote |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | birdhouse |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | canopy |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cote |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | kennel |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lean-to |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | roost |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sconce |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sentry box |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | invest |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | shelter |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | security |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | indemnity |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | radioprotection |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | shelter |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | reduction |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | lodging |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | refugee camp |