Reverse Dictionary: SHELTER

ADJECTIVES
1400 — LEE sheltered from the wind → obs.
1522 — LOWN of a place: sheltered; cosy, snug → chiefly Sc.
1526 — HARBOROUS affording harbour or shelter; given to hospitality → obs.
1596 — QUIET sheltered from the wind → obs.
1674 — LEW sheltered from the wind → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1774 — COSH sheltered, snug, comfortable → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1789 — BEELDY — BIELDY furnishing shelter; snug; affording shelter or warmth → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1801 — BIELD sheltered → Sc.
1911 — BIELY furnishing shelter; snug → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BOXED sheltered, walled in → Sc. (Bk.)


ADVERBS
1820 — ABIEL in shelter → Sc.


NOUNS
1000 — HOUSE-LEW shelter of a house → obs.
1000 — NEST a lodging, shelter, home, bed, etc., esp. of a secluded or comfortable nature; a snug retreat
1150 — HARBOUR shelter, lodging, entertainment; sojourn, abode
1250 — BERGH protection, shelter → obs.
1300 — HARBERY — HARBOURY — HARBRY shelter, lodging → Sc. & N. Eng. obs.
1300 — HARBOUR a place of shelter or sojourn; lodgings, quarters, resting-place; a place of entertainment, an inn; a place of refuge, asylum → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1300 — LEE a sheltered position or condition; hence, calmness, peace, tranquillity → obs.
1300 — SUCCOUR shelter, protection; a place of shelter; a sheltered place; a refuge → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1300 — TO-FLIGHT a shelter, a refuge → obs.
1325 — HARBERY — HARBOURY — HARBRY a place of shelter; a lodging-place → Sc. & N. Eng. obs.
1330 — HALE a place roofed over, but usually open at the sides; a pavilion; a tent; a booth, hut, or other temporary structure for shelter → obs.
1430 — HOUSE-LEWTH house shelter → obs.
1570 — HARBOURAGE shelter, lodging
1573 — BARTH a warm sheltered place or shelter for cattle and sheep → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1577 — BURROW shelter → Eng. dial.
1582 — WARD defense, protection, shelter → obs.
1603 — LOWN shelter; a peaceful or sheltered place → chiefly Sc.
1607 — UMBRAGE shelter, protection, screen → obs.
1632 — SHELTERAGE a place of shelter
1650 — SHELTERAGE sheltering → obs.
1651 — HARBOURAGE a place of shelter; a lodging
1691 — HEAL a hidden spot; an unseen place; shelter → Eng. dial.
1724 — BIELDING shelter, protection → Sc.
1725 — BIELD shelter, refuge; also, a house, any object with shelters → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1761 — ABRI a shelter, a refuge
1770 — SCALAN a rude hut or shelter → Sc.
1786 — THACK-AND-RAPE cover, shelter; good order; control → Sc.
1787 — SCALE a temporary hut or shelter; a wooden shed → Eng. dial.
1823 — SCOG shelter; a sheltered place → Sc.
1825 — LEW shelter → Eng. dial.
1851 — STRAWYARD a shelter, asylum or refuge for the destitute → tramps’ sl.
1859 — DARKING-HOLE a hiding-place; a place of shelter → Eng. dial.
1862 — SHEBANG a hut, a shanty, a rude shelter; a disreputable tavern or other place of resort; broadly, any building or establishment → Amer. dial.
1866 — SCOUK — SKOOK shade, shadow; shelter, protection, surveillance → Sc.
1868 — OMBRIFUGE a refuge or shelter against rain
1871 — SCONCE protection, shelter → Sc. obs.
1871 — TO-FALL a shelter → Sc.
1873 — ROUGH-SLANT a rough or makeshift shelter; a lean-to → US obs.
1876 — WICKEYUP WICKIE-UP WICKIUP WICKY-UP any meagre shelter or dwelling → Amer. dial.
1891 — BILBIE shelter, residence → Sc.
1894 — HELING a hiding-place, cover, a sheltered spot → Eng. dial.
1901 — COLD HARBOUR a place of shelter from the weather for wayfarers, constructed by the wayside (Bk.)
1902 — LANKIBER a sheltered residence → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1911 — BEEL — BIEL a shelter, refuge; a home, house; anything that shelters or shades → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BEILD a shelter → Sc. (Bk.)
1916 — BIVVY BIVY a small tent or any temporary shelter for troops → sl.
1919 — KIPSIE KIPSY a lean-to, a shelter; a dugout → Aust.
1924 — SIWASH CAMP an improvised overnight shelter → Amer. dial.
1939 — BOIST a rough shelter → Amer. dial.
1941 — JOOK a hidden or sheltered place → Amer. dial.
1960 — WAREHOUSE a large and impersonal institution offering shelter to the mentally ill, the old, or the poor → sl.
1961 — BASHA BASHER a makeshift temporary shelter → UK sl.
1965 — CAVE an underground shelter → Amer. dial.
1980 — BENDER a makeshift shelter
1987 — BASHER a shelter or shack made of cardboard, paper, plastic, etc., and lived in by a tramp or homeless person
1991 — SHAKE AND BAKE a portable fire shelter used by workers fighting forest fires → US sl.
1999 — BANDICOOT GUNYAH a makeshift shelter → Aust. sl. (Bk.)


NOUNS, PERSON
1548 — HARBOURER one who shelters or entertains


VERBS
1000 — BERGH to give shelter; to protect, to preserve; to deliver, to save → obs.
1150 — HARBOUR to provide a lodging or lodging-place for; to shelter from the weather or the night; to lodge, entertain → obs.
1375 — HARBRY to shelter, to lodge → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1375 — HAVEN to put into or shelter in a haven or port → obs.
1375 — HERBERY to shelter, to lodge → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1398 — SUCCOUR to shelter, to protect → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1470 — SUBUMBER to shelter → obs.
1487 — LOWN to be sheltered → obs., chiefly Sc. & Eng. dial.
1548 — PALLIATE to cover with or as with a cloak; to cloak, to clothe, to shelter (obs.)
1615 — SANCTUARY to place in safety as in a sanctuary; of place: to afford protection or shelter from → obs.
1657 — BURROW to protect, to shelter → obs.
1664 — LEW to shelter → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1724 — SCONCE SKONCE to shelter, to protect, to screen → Sc. obs.
1773 — HAP to shelter, to shield, to protect → Sc.
1782 — SCOUK to skulk, to move in a stealthy, secretive way; to dodge or sneak about, to lurk; to conceal oneself, to hide; to seek shelter in hiding → Sc.
1813 — SCOG THE BLAST to shelter from the wind → Sc.
1816 — UNHIVE to deprive of shelter → Sc.
1822 — SCOG to shelter; to take shelter; to secrete, to hide → Sc.
1865 — BIELD to shelter, to protect; also, to take shelter → Eng. dial.
1890 — SCOOSH to rush for shelter; to plunge → Sc.
1897 — DARK to hide, to take shelter → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1902 — LEBBET to shelter (Bk.)
1911 — BEELD to shelter → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BIEL to shelter, to protect; to take shelter → Sc. (Bk.)