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| n. (artifact) | 1. shield | a protective covering or structure. |
| ~ nipple shield | a rubber or plastic shield to protect the nipples of nursing women. |
| ~ scale, shell, plate | a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners). |
| ~ protective cover, protective covering, protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury.; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" |
| ~ shielding | a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay. |
| ~ shielding | shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. buckler, shield | armor carried on the arm to intercept blows. |
| ~ armor, armour | protective covering made of metal and used in combat. |
| ~ scutcheon, escutcheon | a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms. |
| ~ pavis, pavise | (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position. |
| n. (animal) | 3. carapace, cuticle, shell, shield | hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles. |
| ~ turtle | any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming. |
| ~ arthropod | invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin. |
| ~ cuticula | the outer body wall of an insect. |
| ~ scute | large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake. |
| ~ mollusc, mollusk, shellfish | invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell. |
| ~ shell | the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals. |
| v. (competition) | 4. screen, shield | protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm. |
| ~ protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage.; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" |
| v. (perception) | 5. harbor, harbour, shield | hold back a thought or feeling about.; "She is harboring a grudge against him" |
| ~ conceal, hide | prevent from being seen or discovered.; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" |
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