shield
Other forms: shields; shielded; shielding
A shield is a cover that protects whatever is behind or beneath it. If you carry a shield you might be a knight, or a traffic cop who likes to flash the badge.
Ancestors of the word shield include the Old English scild, similar to sciell, or "shell," which suggests the meaning of the word. If you're a turtle, you might use your shell as a shield. But a shield doesn't have to be something physical. Philosopher Soren Kierkegaard once said, "Love is my sword, goodness my armor, and humor my shield." The word can also be used as a verb. You might shield your tender ears from hearing naughty words. Don't worry, shield is perfectly safe.
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armor carried on the arm to intercept blowssynonyms: buckler
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a protective covering or structuretypes:nipple shielda rubber or plastic shield to protect the nipples of nursing womenplate, scale, shella metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)shieldinga shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decayshieldingshield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interferencearmor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armourspecially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fireshell platingthe plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden shiptype of:protection, protective cover, protective coveringa covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
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hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
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protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
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hold back a thought or feeling about
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Vocabulary from "Beowulf" (translated by by Gummere).
Vocabulary from Cormac McCarthy's "The Road."
In 1957, Melba Pattillo was one of a group of teenagers who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. In the abridged version of her memoir, she describes her fight to survive and thrive in the sometimes violent aftermath of the Supreme Court decision that declared segregation unconstitutional.