shield
21shield — [[t]ʃi͟ːld[/t]] shields, shielding, shielded 1) N COUNT: usu sing Something or someone which is a shield against a particular danger or risk provides protection from it. He used his left hand as a shield against the reflecting sunlight.… …
22shield — 1 noun (C) 1 a) a thing that soldiers used consisting of a broad piece of metal or leather b) also riot shield a piece of equipment made of strong plastic, used by the police to protect themselves against angry crowds 2 something in the shape of… …
23shield — {{11}}shield (n.) O.E. scield, scild, related to sciell (see SHELL (Cf. shell)), from P.Gmc. *skeldus (Cf. O.N. skjöldr, O.S. skild, M.Du. scilt, Du. schild, Ger. Schild, Goth. skildus), from *skel divide, split, separate, from PIE …
24shield — en·shield; shield; shield·er; shield·less; Shield; …
25shield — [[t]ʃild[/t]] n. 1) her cv a device used as a defense against blows or hurled objects, esp. a broad piece of armor carried on the arm or in the hand 2) a person or thing that guards or defends 3) any of various devices or barriers for protection …
26shield — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sheld, from Old English scield; akin to Old High German scilt shield and probably to Old English sciell shell Date: before 12th century 1. a broad piece of defensive armor carried on the arm 2. one that protects… …
27shield — /ʃild / (say sheeld) noun 1. a piece of defensive armour of various shapes, carried on the left arm or in the hand to protect the body in battle. 2. something shaped like a shield. 3. anything used or serving to protect. 4. Gunnery a steel screen …
28shield — A protecting screen; lead sheet for protecting the operator and patient from x rays. [A.S. scild] embryonic s. a thickened area of the embryonic blastoderm from which the embryo develops. nipple s. a cap or dome placed over the …
29shield — ; cave shield 1. A thin circular disc of calcite projecting from a cave wall at any upward inclination, commonly a meter or more in diameter and with the underside draped with stalactites and curtains. The shield is actually a double disc… …
30shield — v. (D; tr.) to shield against, from * * * [ʃiːld] from (D; tr.) to shield against …
