shield

Meaning

Noun

1. Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
2. Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
3. Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
4. Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
5. Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
6. A shape like that of a shield; usually, an inverted triangle with sides that curve inward to form a pointed bottom, commonly used for police identifications and company logos.
7. (obsolete) A shape like that of a shield; usually, an inverted triangle with sides that curve inward to form a pointed bottom, commonly used for police identifications and company logos.
8. A shape like that of a shield; usually, an inverted triangle with sides that curve inward to form a pointed bottom, commonly used for police identifications and company logos.
9. (obsolete) A shape like that of a shield; usually, an inverted triangle with sides that curve inward to form a pointed bottom, commonly used for police identifications and company logos.
10. A shape like that of a shield; usually, an inverted triangle with sides that curve inward to form a pointed bottom, commonly used for police identifications and company logos.
11. (colloquial) A shape like that of a shield; usually, an inverted triangle with sides that curve inward to form a pointed bottom, commonly used for police identifications and company logos.
12. A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
13. A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
14. (obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
15. Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision

Verb

1. To protect, to defend.
2. To shelter; to protect oneself.
3. To protect from the influence of.

Synonyms

protect

screen

shelter

cover

safeguard

guard

💂

shielding

protection

buckler

defend

escutcheon

hide

armor

shade

preserve

shell

🐚

armour

defense

aegis

sign

harbour

hood

conceal

harbor

curtain

carapace

defence

barrier

save

leather shield

scutcheon

board

secure

auspices

cuticle

ward off

patronage

folding screen

cap

mask

😷

protector

asylum

covering

cloak

screening

scutum

shield from

look out

maintain

mantel

masking

mudguard

neutralize

obscure

obstruct

palette

panoply

pants

partner

plaque

plead

preservative

pretext

put up

refuge

reinforce

roundel

scute

septum

shadow

sheath

sheathing

sheeting

shingle

shroud

shut

signboard

spectator

sponsorship

stick up for

take care of

target

tent

⛺

veil

Venetian blind

visor

wall

ward

watch over

weapon

wing

🪽

body armor

mantlet

protective covering

sign-board

steel armoured

suit of armor

hide used as a mat

almuce

make a shelter for

sheltered place

body armour

franch leather

pavis

pavise

containment shell

iron clad

continental shield

cratogene

nucleus of continent

continental nucleus

besel

mask off

protecting case

sheath restrictive coating

pavache

defense

back

🔙

defence

accommodate

alibi

armature

armoured

asp

badge

baffle plate

barricade

block

breastplate

cage

capsule

casing

certiorari

champion

coating

coat of arms

coat of mail

condom

conservancy

conservation

conserve

corselet

cot

counteract

cover up

cuirass

curtain wall

deflector

entertain

excuse

fence

fend

fender

gear case

harness

host

hut

🛖

inclosure

intercept

jar

🫙

keep

lid

lime tree

linden tree

lockout

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃiːld/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: scheld

Inherited from Old English: scield

Cognate with Western Frisian: skyld

Cognate with Dutch: schild

Cognate with German: Schild

Cognate with Danish: skjold

Cognate with Icelandic: skjöldur

Cognate with Faroese: skjøldur

Cognate with Latin: scūtum

Cognate with Irish: sciath

Cognate with Latgalian: škīda

Cognate with Lithuanian: skydas

Cognate with Russian: щит

Inherited from Middle English: shelden

Inherited from Old English: scildan

In summary

From Middle English scheld, shelde, from Old English scield (“shield”), from Proto-West Germanic *skeldu, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“cut, split”). Cognate with West Frisian skyld, Dutch schild (“shield”), German Schild (“shield”), Danish skjold (“shield”), Icelandic skjöldur (“shield”) and Faroese skjøldur (“shield”).
Compare Latin scūtum (“shield”), Irish sciath (“shield”), Latgalian škīda (“shield”), Lithuanian skydas (“shield”), Russian щит (ščit, “shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, protect”), *skey- (“to cut, split”).