verb🔗ShareTo provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect."The teacher sheltered the students from the noisy construction outside the classroom. "aidactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take cover."During the rainstorm, we sheltered under a tree."natureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareProtected, as from wind or weather."The boat was much safer, during the storm, in the sheltered cove."weathernatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(Of a person) who grew up being overprotected by parents or other guardians; often implies a lack of social skills, worldly experience, etc."The sheltered teenager struggled to make friends at school because she hadn't had much opportunity to interact with people outside her immediate family. "familypersonhumancharacterattitudesocietymindeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
