Collocations for shelter - noun
1. protection from danger/bad weather
VERB + shelter
afford (sb),
give (sb),
offer (sb),
provide (sb with)
The great trees gave shelter from the wind.
The great trees gave shelter from the wind.
need
find, run for, seek, take
refuse sb
The nuns won't refuse you shelter.
find, run for, seek, take
refuse sb
The nuns won't refuse you shelter.
leave
We had to leave the shelter of the trees.
We had to leave the shelter of the trees.
PREPOSITION
in the shelter of,
under the shelter of
She was standing in the shelter of the doorway.
She was standing in the shelter of the doorway.
shelter from
They tried to seek shelter from the rain.
They tried to seek shelter from the rain.
2. small building that gives protection
ADJECTIVE
makeshift,
temporary
stone, underground, wooden
air-raid (BrE), bomb, bus, emergency, fallout
animal
homeless
She works as a volunteer at a homeless shelter.
stone, underground, wooden
air-raid (BrE), bomb, bus, emergency, fallout
animal
homeless
She works as a volunteer at a homeless shelter.
tax
(figurative)
These tax shelters allow people to invest in shares without paying tax.
These tax shelters allow people to invest in shares without paying tax.
VERB + shelter
build,
construct,
erect,
make,
put up
The earthquake victims were forced to build temporary shelters.
The earthquake victims were forced to build temporary shelters.
PREPOSITION
in a/the shelter
You'll be safer in the shelter.
You'll be safer in the shelter.
shelter for
a shelter for cattle
a shelter for cattle