shield
Meaning of shield
noun
- a broad piece of metal or another suitable material, held by straps or a handle attached on one side, used as a protection against blows or missiles.
- a person or thing providing protection.
a coating of grease provides a shield against abrasive dirt
- a large rigid area of the earth's crust, typically of Precambrian rock, which has been unaffected by later orogenic episodes, e.g. the Canadian Shield.
- protect from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience.
he pulled the cap lower to shield his eyes from the glare
these people have been completely shielded from economic forces
Old English scild (noun), scildan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schild and German Schild, from a base meaning ‘divide, separate’.
Information about shield
- The plural form of shield is: shields.
- Languages in which shield is used:
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Hyphenation of shield
shield
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- shield is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
shield synonyms
Meaning buckler:
Meaning carapace:
Meaning screen:
Meaning harbor:
Meaning a person, object, or place selected as the aim of an attack:
Meaning an Australian Aboriginal shield made of bark or wood:
Meaning a shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms:
Meaning the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization:
Meaning archaic term for target (sense 2 of the noun):
Meaning a person or thing that protects someone or something:
Meaning a device worn or fitted to prevent injury or damage:
Meaning shelter or protection sought by people in danger:
Meaning a screen or blind on a window:
Meaning the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury:
Meaning the state of being free from danger or threat:
Meaning a shielded or safe condition; protection:
Meaning a measure taken to protect someone or something or to prevent something undesirable:
Meaning a thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright:
Meaning a defensive wall:
Translation of shield
- German: Schild, abschirmen, Dach, Schutz, Schirm, Obdach
- Spanish: escudo, amparar, refugiar, refugio, abrigo, asilo, protección, amparo
- Italian: scudo, riparare, schermare, proteggere, rifugio, riparo, asilo, protezione
- Portuguese: escudo, amparar
- French: bouclier, isoler
Anagrams of shield
Words that rhyme with shield
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