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English noun: shield | |||
| 1. | shield (artifact) a protective covering or structure | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | protection, protective cover, protective covering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | nipple shield, plate, scale, shell, shielding, shielding | ||
| 2. | shield (artifact) armor carried on the arm to intercept blows | ||
| Synonyms | buckler | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | armor, armour | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | escutcheon, pavis, pavise, scutcheon | ||
| 3. | shield (animal) hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles | ||
| Synonyms | carapace, cuticle, shell | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | scute | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cuticula | ||
| Part meronym | arthropod, mollusc, mollusk, shellfish, turtle | ||
| Substance holonym | shell | ||
English verb: shield | |||
| 1. | shield (competition) protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm | ||
| Synonyms | screen | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | protect | ||
| 2. | shield (perception) hold back a thought or feeling about | ||
| Samples | She is harboring a grudge against him. | ||
| Synonyms | harbor, harbour | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conceal, hide | ||
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