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shelter vs reduction

reduction vs shelter

shelter and reduction both are nouns.

shelter is a verb but reduction is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shelter Yes No Yes No
reduction Yes No No No
As nouns, reduction is a hypernym of shelter; that is, reduction is a word with a broader meaning than shelter:
  • shelter: a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
  • reduction: the act of decreasing or reducing something
Other hypernyms of shelter include decrease, diminution, step-down.
shelter (noun) reduction (noun)
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger the act of decreasing or reducing something
protective covering that provides protection from the weather the act of reducing complexity
temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
the condition of being protected
shelter (verb) reduction (verb)
invest (money) so that it is not taxable
provide shelter for
Difference between shelter and reduction

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