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shelter vs pithouse

pithouse vs shelter

shelter and pithouse both are nouns.

shelter is a verb but pithouse is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shelter Yes No Yes No
pithouse Yes No No No
As nouns, pithouse is a hyponym of shelter; that is, pithouse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shelter:
  • shelter: a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
  • pithouse: a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside.
shelter (noun) pithouse (noun)
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside.
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) pithouse (verb)
invest (money) so that it is not taxable
provide shelter for
Difference between shelter and pithouse

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