shield
— Noun
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~ armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
shield
— Noun
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~ a protective covering or structure
shield
— Noun
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~ hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
Shield of David
— Noun
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~ a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism
shield fern
— Noun
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~ any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori
shield
— Verb
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~ hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him"
shield
— Verb
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~ protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
shield-shaped
— Adjective
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~ (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example)
shielded
— Adjective
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~ (used especially of machinery) protected by a shield to prevent injury
shielder
— Noun
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~ a person who cares for persons or property
shielding
— Noun
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~ the act of shielding from harm
shielding
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~ shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference
shielding
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~ a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay