Noun

• S: (n) shield (a protective covering or structure)
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• S: (n) protective covering, protective cover, 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"
• S: (n) covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))
• S: (n) artifact, artefact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
• S: (n) whole, unit (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity) "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
• S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) shield, buckler (armor carried on the arm to intercept blows)
• S: (n) carapace, shell, cuticle, shield (hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles)

Verb

• S: (v) shield, screen (protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm)
• S: (v) harbor, harbour, shield (hold back a thought or feeling about) "She is harboring a grudge against him"
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