Defend and Shelter

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Defend

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Shelter is a synonym for defend in protect topic. In some cases you can use "Shelter" instead a verb "Defend", when it comes to topics like protection, guard, hide.

Nearby Words: defense, defence, defender, defensive, defending

Shelter

Shelter verb - To be or provide a shelter for.

Usage example: the abandoned barn shelters a colony of stray cats

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Defend is a synonym for shelter in protect topic. You can use "Defend" instead a verb "Shelter", if it concerns topics such as protection, cover, guard, hide.

Nearby Words: sheltered, sheltering, shelterless

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work	defend work	shelter work
people	defend people	shelter people
children	defend children	shelter children
family	defend family	shelter family
Other words: weak, son, daughter, myself, friends.

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This is balanced out by the homeless shelter being impossible to upgrade, and effectively impossible to defend if raided.

Source: Video Game / Liberal Crime Squad
When she protests, they say he must have been seeking shelter there (why else would she defend him?) and haul Chris off for 'questioning'.

Source: Film / Turkey Shoot
He helps people out on the road, offers them shelter from the cold, teaches them how to defend themselves, and orders his massive demon army to kill every living thing they see.

Source: Affably Evil / Anime and Manga

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