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shelter vs fallout shelter

fallout shelter vs shelter

shelter and fallout shelter both are nouns.

shelter is a verb but fallout shelter is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shelter Yes No Yes No
fallout shelter Yes No No No
As nouns, fallout shelter is a hyponym of shelter; that is, fallout shelter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shelter:
  • shelter: a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
  • fallout shelter: a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb
shelter (noun) fallout shelter (noun)
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb
protective covering that provides protection from the weather
temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
the condition of being protected
shelter (verb) fallout shelter (verb)
invest (money) so that it is not taxable
provide shelter for
Difference between shelter and fallout shelter

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