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1. shield
verb. ['ˈʃiːld'] protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm.
Synonyms
- screen
Antonyms
- burst out
- give voice
Etymology
- scieldan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- shelde (Middle English (1100-1500))
- scield (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Shield
- unconcealed
- satterfield
- congealed
- concealed
- unsealed
- revealed
- resealed
- repealed
- highyield
- cofield
- wheeled
- appealed
- afield
- yield
- wield
- weild
- sealed
- schield
- reeled
- peeled
- nield
- neild
- neeld
- heeled
- healed
- heald
- field
- feild
How do you spell shield? Is it sheild ?
A common misspelling of shield is sheild
Sentences with shield
1. Noun, singular or mass
Remove the splash shield and use the 17-mm socket to remove the fill plug.
2. Verb, past participle
Remove the two bolts holding the upper radiator sight shield in place with a socket wrench.
3. Verb, base form
Place a drop cloth on the floor beneath the vanity to shield the floor from spills as well.
Quotes about shield
1. Humor has always been important to me. If there is a shield of faith that you can keep up against difficulties, humor is the Teflon coating.
- Laurel Lea
2. Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.
- John F. Kennedy
3. Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.
- John F. Kennedy
2. water-shield
noun. common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers.
Synonyms
- water lily
- Cabomba caroliniana
- genus Cabomba
- Cabomba
3. water-shield
noun. aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums.
Synonyms
- water lily
- water-target
- Brasenia schreberi
- Brasenia
4. shield-shaped
adjective. (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example).
Synonyms
- unsubdivided
- simple
Antonyms
- rough
- complex
- difficult
5. shield
noun. ['ˈʃiːld'] a protective covering or structure.
Synonyms
- nipple shield
- protection
- protective cover
- protective covering
- plate
- shielding
- shell
Antonyms
- give
- accent
- express
- phrase
Etymology
- scieldan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- shelde (Middle English (1100-1500))
- scield (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. shield
noun. ['ˈʃiːld'] armor carried on the arm to intercept blows.
Synonyms
- buckler
- escutcheon
- pavise
- pavis
- scutcheon
- armour
Antonyms
- attack
- free
- hide
- articulate
Etymology
- scieldan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- shelde (Middle English (1100-1500))
- scield (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. shield
noun. ['ˈʃiːld'] hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles.
Synonyms
- mollusc
- cuticula
- cuticle
- carapace
- shellfish
- mollusk
- turtle
- arthropod
- shell
Antonyms
- inactivity
- insecurity
- cathode
- unveil
Etymology
- scieldan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- shelde (Middle English (1100-1500))
- scield (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. shield
verb. ['ˈʃiːld'] hold back a thought or feeling about.
Synonyms
- harbor
- hide
- conceal
Antonyms
- suggest
- paint a picture
- exude
- emphasize
Etymology
- scieldan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- shelde (Middle English (1100-1500))
- scield (Old English (ca. 450-1100))