shield

Definitions of shield in various dictionaries:

noun - a protective covering or structure

noun - armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

noun - hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

verb - protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm

verb - hold back a thought or feeling about

A broad piece of armor made of rigid material and strapped to the arm or carried in the hand for protection against hurled or thrusted weapons.

A person or thing that provides protection.

A steel sheet attached to an artillery piece to protect gunners from small-arms fire and shrapnel.

A wall or housing of concrete or lead built around a nuclear reactor to prevent the escape of radiation.

A structure or arrangement of metal plates or mesh designed to protect a piece of electronic equipment from electrostatic or magnetic interference.

A pad worn, as at the armpits, to protect a garment from perspiration.

A protective plate or similar hard outer covering; a scute or scutellum.

An escutcheon.

A decorative emblem that often serves to identify an organization or a government.

A police officer’s badge.

A large lowland area, the geologic nucleus of a continent, whose bedrock consists of igneous and metamorphic rocks that are usually Precambrian in age: the Canadian Shield.

To protect or defend with or as if with a shield; guard.

To act or serve as a shield or safeguard.

verb - to provide with a protective cover or shelter

SHIELD - A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand or mounted on the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether f...