Building vs. Shelter — What's the Difference?

A building, or edifice, is a structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory. Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, and aesthetic reasons.

Something, especially a structure, that provides cover or protection, as from the weather

A structure with a roof and walls, such as a house or factory.

An institution providing temporary housing and sometimes counseling, as for the homeless, runaways, or victims of domestic violence.

The action or trade of constructing something

An establishment that cares for unwanted or stray animals and tries to find owners for them.

A flock of rooks

The state of being covered or protected

Something that is built, as for human habitation; a structure.

To provide cover or protection for

The act, process, art, or occupation of constructing.

To invest (income) to protect it from taxation.

(uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.

To take cover; find refuge

(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.

A refuge, haven or other cover or protection from something.

Present participle of build

An institution that provides temporary housing for homeless people, battered women, etc.

The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.

(transitive) To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.

The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture.

(intransitive) To take cover.

That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc.

That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.

A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place;

One who protects; a guardian; a defender.

The act of constructing or building something;

The state of being covered and protected; protection; security.

The commercial activity involved in constructing buildings;

To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect.

The occupants of a building;

To screen or cover from notice; to disguise.

To betake to cover, or to a safe place; - used reflexively.

To take shelter.

A structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

Protective covering that provides protection from the weather

The condition of being protected;

A way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings

Temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons

Provide shelter for;

Invest (money) so that it is not taxable