shield

shield · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A broad piece of armor held for protection in battle.

  2. 2.

    Anything that serves as a defense or protection.

  3. 3.

    [as verb]To protect from harm or danger.

Forms

plural: shields

Related words

See also: defense, guard, protect
Synonyms: defense, guard, protection

Etymology

From Old English scield ("shield, protection"), from Proto-Germanic skelduz.