shelter vs exposure
Definitions
noun
- the condition of being protected
- a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
- protective covering that provides protection from the weather
- temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
- a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
verb
- provide shelter for
- invest (money) so that it is not taxable
Examples
A sudden rain sent everyone scurrying for shelter.
The shelter was quite a long way away, and there wouldn't be time to come back to the steps.
The flat fourth story is crowned by an emphatic cornice, above which is a tall mansard roof sheltering two more stories.
Definitions
noun
- the act of exposing film to light
- aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces
- vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
- the disclosure of something secret
- abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving an infant out in the open)
Examples
Such aggregations not only promote transmission of micro-organisms but through repeated exposure allow large doses of these.
HIV-positive Pedro Zamora from the San Francisco season, for example, put a face to the stigmatized disease of AIDS and did a world of good with his exposure -- even getting the recognition of then-president Bill Clinton.
The results showed that cumulative OP exposure from about two-dozen foods often exceeded a child's acceptable Reference Dose (RfD).
