Shelter and Shield

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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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Shield is a synonym for shelter in protection topic. In some cases you can use "Shield" instead the word "Shelter" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like protect, cover, guard. popular alternative

Nearby Words: sheltered, sheltering, shelterless

Shield

Shield verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Shelter is a synonym for shield in protection topic. You can use "Shelter" instead the word "Shield" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as protect, safety, guard. popular alternative

Nearby Words: shielded, shielding

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How words are described

old	old shelter	old shield
full	full shelter	full shield
special	special shelter	special shield
better	better shelter	better shield
Other adjectives: single, small, entire, massive, large, huge, black, personal, new, makeshift, temporary, basic, improvised, giant, magical.

Common collocations

people	shelter people	shield people
children	shelter children	shield children
family	shelter family	shield family
crew	shelter crew	shield crew
Other words: rest, daughter, kids, friends.

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