shelter vs pigeon loft

shelter and pigeon loft both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shelter	Yes	No	Yes	No
pigeon loft	Yes	No	No	No

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

shelter (noun)	pigeon loft (noun)
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger	a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept
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)	pigeon loft (verb)
invest (money) so that it is not taxable
provide shelter for