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animal shelter

animal shelter noun: an organization that provides temporary homes for stray pet animals.

Noun

animal shelter (plural animal shelters)

  1. An organization that provides temporary homes for stray pet animals.
  2. A facility providing such shelter.
    Synonyms:
    animal rescue, dog pound, pound, pinjrapole

Synonyms of animal shelter

Forms of animal shelter

pluralanimal shelters

Questions about animal shelter

What does animal shelter mean?
Animal shelter means an organization that provides temporary homes for stray pet animals.
What part of speech is animal shelter?
Animal shelter is a noun.
What is the plural of animal shelter?
The plural of animal shelter is animal shelters.

Words near animal shelter in the dictionary

  1. animal rights
  2. animal sanctuaries
  3. animal sanctuary
  4. animal science
  5. animal sciences
  6. animal shelter
  7. animal shelters
  8. animal soul
  9. animal souls
  10. animal spirits
  11. animal starch

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