shield
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
Noun 4 meanings
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
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.
“Meronyms: field, charge, emblem”
A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision
Verb 3 meanings
To protect, to defend.
“Sunscreen shields against the harmful effects of solar rays.”
To shelter; to protect oneself.
To protect from the influence of.
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”).
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SHIELD at a glance
SHIELD has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (S 1 + H 4 + I 1 + E 1 + L 1 + D 2) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,251 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with shield
All rhymesOne letter away
- SHIELS9
- CHIELD12
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