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- adjective
Protected , as from wind or weather. - adjective Of a person who grew up being overprotected by parents or other guardians; often implies a lack of social skills, worldly experience, etc.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
shelter .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective protected from danger or bad weather
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Examples
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Paula now lives in what she calls 'sheltered accommodation' , while Jaymelea has moved into a rented flat.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Strategic is what we call sheltered at my school, at your school it's probably just as strategically named to try to unsuccessfully hide from the students the fact that they are in a sheltered class.
EducationNews.org 2010
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Colleges and universities — sheltered from the currents of popular opinion by tradition, geography, tenure and monetary endowments — have historically fostered that exchange.
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One example is the widespread belief that the word posh derives from an acronym of Port Out Starboard Home, these being the preferred sides, being sheltered from the sun, of passengers on P&O liners sailing between Britain and India.
Posh 2009
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Sam is completely, utterly sheltered from the Wicked Ways of Man.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2010
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The boy's life is stressful and frightful enough, but then discovers a patch of land where he's sheltered from the thoughts of everyone around him and can be content in utter silence for a time.
Wish List Wednesday #28: "The Knife of Never Letting Go" 2010
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On the other hand, the poppies had prospered in my field; and not only had they been sheltered from the barbarians, but also from the birds.
The Golden Poppy 2010
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One example is the widespread belief that the word posh derives from an acronym of Port Out Starboard Home, these being the preferred sides, being sheltered from the sun, of passengers on P&O liners sailing between Britain and India.
Posh 2009
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Not only were we sure of being dry and warm and sheltered from the wind, but we had the softest and most luxurious mattresses that could be made from moss.
Chapter 31 2010
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One example is the widespread belief that the word posh derives from an acronym of Port Out Starboard Home, these being the preferred sides, being sheltered from the sun, of passengers on P&O liners sailing between Britain and India.
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