blocks — a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
dikes — a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
guards — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
palisades — a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense.
ramparts — Fortification. a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet. such an elevation together with the parapet.
shields — 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.
stops — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
