shelter vs sconce

shelter and sconce both are nouns.

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

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

shelter: a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
sconce: a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather

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

shelter: protective covering that provides protection from the weather
sconce: a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather

Other hyponyms of shelter include bell cot, bell cote, birdhouse, canopy, cote, dog house, doghouse, kennel, lean-to, roost, sentry box.

shelter (noun)	sconce (noun)
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger	a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light
protective covering that provides protection from the weather	a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce
temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons	a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate
a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings	a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
the condition of being protected

shelter (verb)	sconce (verb)
invest (money) so that it is not taxable
provide shelter for