shield
/ˈʃiːld/
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
- plural
- shields
Meanings
- 1
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.; A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body
He used his shield to defend himself.
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- 2
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.; One who protects or defends
- 3
A shape like that of a shield; usually, an inverted triangle with sides that curve inward to form a pointed bottom, commonly used for police identifications and company logos.; The escutcheon on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms
- 4
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.; A featherless, flat, fleshy protuberance on the head; a frontal shieldrare
- 5
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.; A flattish patch of iridescent feathersrare
- 6
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.; A heavily hardened, protective plate on an insect's exoskeleton that covers part of its bodyrare
- 7
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.; In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or ascirare
- 8
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.; A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progressesrare
- 9
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.; A field of energy that protects or defendsrare
- 10
A shape like that of a shield; usually, an inverted triangle with sides that curve inward to form a pointed bottom, commonly used for police identifications and company logos.; A toilet seatrare