shield

shield is a 6-letter English word with 16 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 10 · 16 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler.
2. noun. Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
3. noun. Figuratively, one who protects or defends.
4. noun. In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
5. noun. The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms. Cf. Lozenge. See Illust. of Escutcheon.
6. noun. A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.
7. noun. A spot resembling, or having the form of, a shield.
8. noun. A coin, the old French crown, or ecu, having on one side the figure of a shield.
9. noun. To cover with, or as with, a shield; to cover from danger; to defend; to protect from assault or injury.
10. noun. To ward off; to keep off or out.
11. noun. To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory exclamation, forbid!
12. noun. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

    Synonyms: carapace, cuticle, shell

13. noun. armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

    Synonyms: buckler

14. noun. a protective covering or structure
15. verb. protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm

    Synonyms: screen

16. verb. hold back a thought or feeling about

    "She is harboring a grudge against him"

    Synonyms: harbor, harbour

Synonyms

carapace, cuticle, shell, buckler, screen, harbor, harbour

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in shield:

delish

Common word forms

shields, shielded, shielder, shielding, shieldable, shieldless

Words from these letters

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