shield

Plural: shields

Noun

a protective covering or structure
armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
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.
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
One who protects or defends.
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
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 progresses.
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
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.
The escutcheon on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
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 seat.
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 spot resembling, or having the form of a shield.
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 coin, the old French crown, or écu, having on one side the figure of a shield.
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 sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.
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 police badge.
A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
A wide and relatively low-profiled volcano, usually composed entirely of lava flows.
A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision

Verb

Verb Forms: shielded, shielding, shields

To protect or provide cover from danger or harm.
protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
hold back a thought or feeling about
To protect, to defend.
To shelter; to protect oneself.
To protect from the influence of.

Examples

He had to SHIELD his valuable tiles from his opponent’s strategic attacks.
Sunscreen shields against the harmful effects of solar rays.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English scheld, shelde, from Old English scield (“shield”), from Proto-West Germanic *skeldu, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“cut, split”). Cognate with West Frisian skyld, Dutch schild (“shield”), German Schild (“shield”), Danish skjold (“shield”), Icelandic skjöldur (“shield”) and Faroese skjøldur (“shield”).
Compare Latin scūtum (“shield”), Irish sciath (“shield”), Latgalian škīda (“shield”), Lithuanian skydas (“shield”), Russian щит (ščit, “shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, protect”), *skey- (“to cut, split”).

Synonyms

buckler, carapace, cuticle, harbor, harbour, screen, shell, bathroom

Scrabble Score: 10

shield: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
shield: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shield: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

shield: valid Words With Friends Word