shelter vs canopy

shelter and canopy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shelter	Yes	No	Yes	No
canopy	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, canopy is a hyponym of shelter; that is, canopy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shelter:

shelter: protective covering that provides protection from the weather
canopy: a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather

Other hyponyms of shelter include bell cot, bell cote, birdhouse, cote, dog house, doghouse, kennel, lean-to, roost, sconce, sentry box.

shelter (noun)	canopy (noun)
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger	a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather
protective covering that provides protection from the weather	the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air
temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons	the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit
a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
the condition of being protected

shelter (verb)	canopy (verb)
invest (money) so that it is not taxable	cover with a canopy
provide shelter for