shield

IPA: ʃˈiɫd

noun

  • 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.
  • (figurative) One who protects or defends.
  • (lichenology) In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
  • (mining, tunnelling) A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.
  • (science fiction) A field of energy that protects or defends.
  • 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.
  • (heraldry) The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
  • (Scotland, euphemistic, obsolete) A toilet seat.
  • A spot resembling, or having the form of a shield.
  • (obsolete) A coin, the old French crown, or écu, having on one side the figure of a shield.
  • (transport) A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.
  • (colloquial, law enforcement) A police badge.
  • (geology) A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
  • (geology) A wide and relatively low-profiled volcano, usually composed entirely of lava flows.
  • (figuratively, Scotland, euphemistic, obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
  • (automotive, British) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision
  • A surname.

verb

  • (transitive, intransitive) To protect, to defend.
  • (UK, intransitive) To shelter; to protect oneself.
  • (electricity) To protect from the influence of.
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Examples of "shield" in Sentences

  • Across the center of the shield is a curved banner with the word LIBERTY.
  • For most NATO members, the shield is an insurance policy against a potential missile threat from Iran.
  • What's so wrong with it exactly? mangoshakes it's good ... except the shield is all messed up. starscream9289
  • The girl who went to the office wearing the shield and armor of her work, now appears in society _without that shield_.
  • _mine_ is a possessive pronoun, for it takes the place of a noun, _this shield is mine_ being equivalent to _this shield is my shield_.
  • So depending on which story line (Original) or (Ultimate) they go with it would explain why his shield is around before he is recovered from the ice.
  • The scene in which you can see the shield is after Iron Man returns from Afghanistan after fighting with the Mark III red/gold armor for the very first time.
  • The shield itself denotes "the _shield_ of faith;" on the four divisions are emblazoned "the _girdle_ of truth;" "the _breast-plate_ of righteousness;" "_feet_, shod with the gospel of peace," and "the
  • See gehðo. geolo, adj., _yellow_: acc.sg. geolwe linde (_the shield of yellow linden bark_), 2611. geolo-rand, st. m., _yellow shield_ (shield with a covering of interlaced yellow linden bark): acc.sg.,

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