shelter vs hutch

shelter and hutch both are nouns.

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

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

shelter (noun)	hutch (noun)
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger	a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
protective covering that provides protection from the weather	small crude shelter used as a dwelling
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)	hutch (verb)
invest (money) so that it is not taxable
provide shelter for