protection
The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
Noun 3 meanings
The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
“Raincoats give protection from rain.”
The state of being safe.
A means of keeping or remaining safe.
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French, from stem of Late Latin prōtectiō (“a covering over”), from Latin prōtēctus, perfect passive participle of prōtegere (“to protect, cover in front”). Displaced native Old English ġesċildnes. Equivalent to protect + -ion.
PROTECTION at a glance
PROTECTION has 10 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + O 1 + T 1 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,452 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with protection
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- PROJECTION21
- PROVECTION17
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