Take+shelter

  • 11shelter — 1. noun 1) the trees provide shelter for animals Syn: protection, cover, screening, shade; safety, security, refuge, sanctuary, asylum Ant: exposure 2) a shelter for abused women …

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  • 12shelter — 1. noun 1) the trees provide shelter for animals Syn: protection, cover, shade, safety, security, refuge 2) a shelter for abandoned cats Syn: sanctuary, refuge, home, haven, s …

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  • 13shelter — 01. When the rain started, I rushed to a bus [shelter]. 02. Many people went into the [shelters] when they heard the air raid sirens. 03. We put the plants next to the wall to [shelter] them from the wind. 04. When it rains, people always take… …

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  • 14shelter — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1585 1. a. something that covers or affords protection < a bomb shelter > b. an establishment providing food and shelter (as to the homeless) c. an establishment that houses and feeds stray animals 2. a&#8230; …

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  • 15take — I. verb (took; taken; taking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka; akin to Middle Dutch taken to take Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to get into one s hands or into one s possession, power, or&#8230; …

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  • 16take cover — Synonyms and related words: bar the gate, be incognito, bolt the door, burrow, claim sanctuary, disappear, drop from sight, fly to, go into hiding, go to ground, go underground, hide, hide away, hide out, hole up, lie, lie close, lie doggo, lie&#8230; …

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  • 17Shelter (película de 2007) — Shelter Título Shelter (película de 2007) Ficha técnica Dirección Jonah Markowitz Producción JD Disalvatore Guion …

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  • 18Shelter (Film) — &#160;Pour l’article homonyme, voir Shelter.&#160; Shelter Titre original Shelter Titre québécois Shelter Réalisation Jon …

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  • 19shelter — [n] protection, habitat apartment, asylum, cave, condo, co op, cover, covert, crib*, defense, den, digs*, dwelling, guard, guardian, harbor, harborage, haven, hermitage, hide, hideaway, hideout, hole in the wall*, home, homeplate*, house, housing …

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  • 20take cover — {v. phr.} To seek shelter or protection. * /The rain began so suddenly that we had to take cover in a doorway./ …

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