Dwelling and Shelter

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Dwelling

Dwelling noun - The place where one lives.

Usage example: the simple dwellings in which the Pilgrims spent the first winter at Plymouth

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Shelter is a synonym for dwelling in personal accommodation topic. In some cases you can use "Shelter" instead a noun "Dwelling".

Nearby Words: dwell, dweller, dwelled

Shelter

Shelter noun - Something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger.

Usage example: the sudden fierce storm forced us to run to the nearest shelter

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Dwelling is a synonym for shelter in protection topic. You can use "Dwelling" instead a noun "Shelter", if it concerns topics such as personal accommodation.

Nearby Words: sheltered, sheltering, shelterless

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proper	proper dwelling	proper shelter
small	small dwelling	small shelter
large	large dwelling	large shelter
subterranean	subterranean dwelling	subterranean shelter
Other adjectives: huge, private, permanent, former, underground, basic, civilian.

Both words in one sentence

Mighty Whitey: One possible victory condition is for the PC (a shelter-dwelling survivor of the old world) to become King of the Hordes.

Source: Video Game / Visions of Aftermath: The Boomtown
The subterranean-dwelling homeless are portrayed (mostly) as nice people, and one of the heroes runs a homeless shelter.

Source: Crazy Homeless People

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