ALL meanings of shield
shield
S s - noun shield armour 1
- transitive verb shield protect physically 1
- transitive verb shield child, etc.: protect 1
- transitive verb shield protect sb from sth 1
- noun shield protects physically 1
- noun shield trophy shaped like a shield 1
- noun shield protection against radiation 1
- noun shield a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc. 1
- noun shield a similar device, often of lightweight plastic, used by riot police to protect themselves from rocks and other thrown objects. 1
- noun shield something shaped like a shield, variously round, octagonal, triangular, or somewhat heart-shaped. 1
- noun shield a person or thing that protects. 1
- noun shield a police officer's, detective's, or sheriff's badge. 1
- noun shield Ordnance. a steel screen attached to a gun to protect its crew, mechanism, etc. 1
- noun shield Mining. a movable framework for protecting a miner from cave-ins, etc. 1
- noun shield Electricity. a covering, usually made of metal, placed around an electric device or circuit in order to reduce the effects of external electric and magnetic fields. 1
- noun shield Zoology. a protective plate or the like on the body of an animal, as a scute, enlarged scale, etc. 1
- noun shield dress shield. 1
- noun shield Heraldry. an escutcheon, especially one broad at the top and pointed at the bottom, for displaying armorial bearings. 1
- noun shield (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Scutum. 1
- noun shield Also called continental shield. Geology. a vast area of ancient crustal rocks which, together with a platform, constitutes a craton. 1
- noun shield a protective barrier against nuclear radiation, especially a lead or concrete structure around a reactor. 1
- verb with object shield to protect (someone or something) with or as if with a shield. 1
- verb with object shield to serve as a protection for. 1
- verb with object shield to hide or conceal; protect by hiding. 1
- verb with object shield Obsolete. to avert; forbid. 1
- verb without object shield to act or serve as a shield. 1
- countable noun shield Something or someone which is a shield against a particular danger or risk provides protection from it. 0
- verb shield If something or someone shields you from a danger or risk, they protect you from it. 0
- verb shield If you shield your eyes, you put your hand above your eyes to protect them from direct sunlight. 0
- countable noun shield A shield is a large piece of metal or leather which soldiers used to carry to protect their bodies while they were fighting. 0
- countable noun shield A shield is a sports prize or badge that is shaped like a shield. 0
- noun shield any protection used to intercept blows, missiles, etc, such as a tough piece of armour carried on the arm 0
- noun shield any similar protective device 0
- noun shield a pointed stylized shield used for displaying armorial bearings 0
- noun shield anything that resembles a shield in shape, such as a prize in a sports competition 0
- noun shield the protective outer covering of an animal, such as the shell of a turtle 0
- noun shield a structure of concrete, lead, etc, placed around a nuclear reactor or other source of radiation in order to prevent the escape of radiation 0
- noun shield a broad stable plateau of ancient Precambrian rocks forming the rigid nucleus of a particular continent 0
- noun shield a hollow steel cylinder that protects men driving a circular tunnel through loose, soft, or water-bearing ground 0
- verb shield to protect, hide, or conceal (something) from danger or harm 0
- noun shield a flat, usually broad, piece of metal, wood, etc., carried in the hand or worn on the forearm to ward off blows or missiles 0
- noun shield any person or thing that guards, protects, or defends 0
- noun shield a heraldic escutcheon 0
- noun shield anything shaped like a shield, as a plaque, trophy, badge, or emblem 0
- noun shield a movable canopy protecting workers from cave-ins in mines, tunnels, etc. 0
- noun shield a heavy metal screen attached to an artillery piece for the protection of the gunners 0
- noun shield a guard or safety screen, as over the moving parts of machinery 0
- noun shield an insulating covering on electric wires, etc. 0
- noun shield any material or structure used for protection against radiation 0
- noun shield dress shield 0