shield

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/ˈʃiːld/

noun 5verb 3name 1

Collocations

(noun.) used to protect the body

ADJ

riot

VERB + SHIELD

be armed with, be equipped with, carry, have

act as

The thick blanket acted as a shield to protect the baby from the cold wind.

PREP

behind a/the ~

The soldiers crouched behind their shields while arrows flew overhead.

on a/the ~

The family's ancient emblem was displayed on the shield hanging above the fireplace.

(noun.) sb/sth used for protecting yourself

ADJ

protective | human | nuclear

heat

The metal barrier acts as a heat shield to protect workers from the intense fire.

breast, face, gum, hand

VERB + SHIELD

use sb/sth as

The corrupt official used his assistant as a shield to avoid taking responsibility for the scandal.

form

PREP

~ against

A good sunscreen acts as a shield against skin damage from the sun.

(verb.)

ADV

partially, partly

carefully

The mother carefully shielded her child's eyes from the bright screen.

VERB + SHIELD

try to

Parents often try to shield their kids from upsetting news on television.

PREP

against

The thick walls of the castle shielded the soldiers against enemy arrows.

from

The thick walls of the fortress shielded the soldiers from enemy arrows during the attack.

with

The mother protected her child with a blanket during the loud thunderstorm.

Definitions

noun

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

Knock go and come; God's vassals drop and die; And sword and shield, In bloody field, Doth win immortal fame.

The shields used by our Norman ancestors were the triangular or heater shield, the target or buckler, the roundel or rondache, and the pavais, pavache, or tallevas.

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

Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Go muster men. My counsel is my shield; We must be brief when traitors brave the field.

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

The earth was excavated from the sunken cylinder; the shield was inserted into it, and the tunnelling began, the target being Wapping, on the opposite bank. The shield was an iron honeycomb containing thirty-six cells within which men dug the wall of mud before them.

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

Kinetic barriers, colloquially called "shields", provide protection against most mass accelerator weapons. Whether on a starship or a soldier's suit of armor, the basic principle remains the same. Kinetic barriers are repulsive mass effect fields projected from tiny emitters. These shields safely deflect small objects traveling at rapid velocities. This affords protection from bullets and other dangerous projectiles, but still allows the user to sit down without knocking away their chair.

verb

To protect, to defend.

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.

To shelter; to protect oneself.

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.

To protect from the influence of.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as art

noun — armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

buckler

verb — protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm

screen

verb — hold back a thought or feeling about

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Knock go and come; God's vassals drop and die; And sword and shield, In bloody field, Doth win immortal fame.

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The shields used by our Norman ancestors were the triangular or heater shield, the target or buckler, the roundel or rondache, and the pavais, pavache, or tallevas.

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My client welcomed the judge […] and they disappeared together into the Ethiopian card-room, which was filled with the assegais and exclamation point shields Mr. Cooke had had made at the sawmill at B

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Sunscreen shields against the harmful effects of solar rays.

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

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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.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, shield is marked as figuratively, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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