Noun

• S: (n) shield (a protective covering or structure)
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• S: (n) shield, buckler (armor carried on the arm to intercept blows)
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• 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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