All shield synonyms
shield
S s noun shield
- quarterage β the act of providing troops with living accommodations.
- bumper β Bumpers are bars at the front and back of a vehicle which protect it if it bumps into something.
- arms β weapons collectively
- cladding β Cladding is a covering of tiles, wooden boards, or other material that is fixed to the outside of a building to protect it against bad weather or to make it look more attractive.
- capote β a long cloak or soldier's coat, usually with a hood
- defence β Defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack.
- hormone β Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.
- hormones β Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.
- escutcheon β A shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms.
- curtain β Curtains are large pieces of material which you hang from the top of a window.
- imperviousness β not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.
- hangings β Plural form of hanging.
- co-op β A co-op is a co-operative.
- emblazonry β Something emblazoned; a heraldic pattern.
- defences β any means of defence
- impedance β Electricity. the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms. Symbol: Z.
- divider β a person or thing that divides.
- hole in the wall β an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- cordon β A cordon is a line or ring of police, soldiers, or vehicles preventing people from entering or leaving an area.
- diaphragm β Your diaphragm is a muscle between your lungs and your stomach. It is used when you breathe.
- backstop β a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
- dividers β a person or thing that divides.
- buffer β A buffer is something that prevents something else from being harmed or that prevents two things from harming each other.
- fence β a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- manteau β a mantle or cloak, especially one worn by women.
- oleo β margarine.
verb shield
- cover all bases β take full precautions
- curl up β to adopt a reclining position with the legs close to the body and the back rounded
- grayed β Simple past tense and past participle of gray.
- girdled β a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- insulate β to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
- envelop β Wrap up, cover, or surround completely.
- lock up β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- do justice to β to show to full advantage
- obstruct β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- haven β a harbor or port.
- lie low β situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
- carpeted β Simple past tense and past participle of carpet.
- blinded β unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
- cinching β a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- co-oped β a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- look after β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- carpeting β You use carpeting to refer to a carpet, or to the type of material that is used to make carpets.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- girdling β a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- mothball β a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- chambered β having a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
- cover β If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.