Shield

Quick meaning: Shield is a noun meaning Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.

Meaning

Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.

More Meanings

1. (geology) A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
2. (figuratively, Scotland, euphemistic, obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
3. (automotive, British English) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision
4. (ambitransitive) To protect, to defend.
5. (UK, intransitive) To shelter; to protect oneself.
6. (electricity) To protect from the influence of.
7. A shape like that of a shield; usually, an inverted triangle with sides that curve inward to form a pointed bottom, commonly used for police identifications and company logos.

Example Sentences

Sunscreen shields against the harmful effects of solar rays.

Shots rang out and a 15-year-old boy, shielding a woman from the line of fire, was killed.

The government has updated its guidance for people who are shielding taking into account that COVID-19 disease levels have decreased over the last few weeks.

Word Forms

• shields
• shielding
• shielded

Synonyms for shield

Depending on context, synonyms include bathroom, screen, buckler, harbor, harbour.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include buckler, screen, harbor, harbour, armoured, armor.

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