sheltered

1. 1
   adjective

   Kept safe from wind, rain, or strong sun.

   Like sitting under a big umbrella while the rain falls all around you.

   We found a sheltered spot behind the rocks to eat lunch.

   The little courtyard stays warm because it is so sheltered.

   Similarprotected, shielded, secluded

   Oppositeexposed, open, windswept

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2. 2
   adjective

   Describing someone who was kept too safe by their family and never learned much about the world.

   Like a plant kept indoors that struggles the first time it goes outside.

   Her sheltered childhood meant she had never taken a bus on her own.

   He seemed a little sheltered, surprised by things most teens already knew.

   Similarprotected, cloistered, insulated

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3. 3
   verb

   Past form of shelter. Use it for protecting that already happened.

   They sheltered under a tree until the rain stopped.

   The old barn sheltered the animals during the storm.

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