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shield - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | shield |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | protection |
| Synonyms: | aegis, armament, armor, buffer, bulwark, cover, defense, escutcheon, guard, mail, rampart, safeguard, screen, security, shelter, ward, absorber, buckler, bumper |
| Main Entry: | shield |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect |
| Synonyms: | bulwark, chamber, conceal, cover, cover all bases, cover up, defend, fend, give cover, give shelter, go to bat for*, guard, harbor, haven, house, ride shotgun*, roof, safeguard, screen, secure, shelter, shotgun, stonewall*, take under one's wing, ward off |
| Antonyms: | endanger, lay bare, open, uncover |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | armor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | protective covering, often made of metal |
| Synonyms: | defense, guard, mail, plate, protection, security, sheath, shield, bulletproof vest |
| Main Entry: | badge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | emblem worn |
| Synonyms: | brand, device, identification, insignia, mark, marker, medallion, motto, pin, ribbon, scepter, shield, sign, stamp, symbol, token, cordon |
| Main Entry: | buffer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | safeguard |
| Synonyms: | bulwark, cushion, defense, fender, intermediary, screen, shield, shock absorber, bumper |
| Main Entry: | cherish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care about deeply |
| Synonyms: | admire, adore, appreciate, clasp, coddle, comfort, cosset, cultivate, defend, dote on, embrace, encourage, enshrine, entertain, fancy, fondle, foster, guard, harbor, honor, hug, idolize, like, love, nourish, nurse, nurture, pet, preserve, prize, revere, reverence, safeguard, shelter, shield, support, sustain, treasure, value, venerate, worship, apprize, care for, cleave to, cling to, hold dear, hold in high esteem |
| Notes: | cherish means to be fond of, be attached to, while nurture means to bring up, help develop, help grow, or provide with nourishment |
| Antonyms: | abandon, denounce, forsake, renounce, not care |
| Main Entry: | cloak |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cover; coat |
| Synonyms: | beard, blind, camouflage, cape, disguise, facade, face, front, guise, mantle, mask, pretext, semblance, shawl, shield, show, veneer, wrap, capote, manteau |
| Main Entry: | contraceptive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | birth control method |
| Synonyms: | armor, coil, condom, foam, intrauterine device, jelly, loop, pill, preventative, prophylactic, ring, rubber, safety, shield, sponge, IUD, barrier method, diaphragm, hormone, planned parenthood, preventive medicine, rhythm method, spermicidal cream, vaginal suppository |
| Main Entry: | convoy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect, escort |
| Synonyms: | accompany, attend, bear, bring, chaperon, companion, company, conduct, consort, defend, guard, pilot, safeguard, shepherd, shield, usher, watch |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | curtain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | window covering |
| Synonyms: | Venetian blind, blind, decoration, drape, film, hanging, rag, screen, shade, shield, shroud, shutter, veil, drapery, jalousie, oleo, portiere, roller, valance |
| Main Entry: | ensconce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hide; tuck away |
| Synonyms: | bury, cache, conceal, cover, ditch, establish, fix, install, locate, nestle, place, plant, protect, screen, seat, secrete, set, settle, shelter, shield, situate, station, curl up, snuggle up, stash |
| Antonyms: | reveal, uncover, unveil, take out |
| Main Entry: | envelop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | encase, hide |
| Synonyms: | blanket, cage, cloak, conceal, contain, coop, corral, cover, drape, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, engulf, enshroud, fence, gird, girdle, guard, hem, immure, invest, obscure, overlay, pen, protect, roll, sheathe, shield, shroud, superimpose, surround, swaddle, swathe, veil, wrap, wrap up, enwrap, overspread, shut in |
| Antonyms: | free, open, release, uncover, unwrap, let go, let loose |
| Main Entry: | fence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barrier used to enclose a piece of land |
| Synonyms: | Cyclone, balustrade, bar, barbed wire, barricade, block, defense, dike, guard, hedge, net, palisade, rail, railing, rampart, roadblock, shield, stockade, stop, wall, backstop, boards, chains, paling, pickets, posts, stakes |
| Main Entry: | fend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defend |
| Synonyms: | bulwark, cover, dodge, guard, oppose, parry, protect, repel, resist, safeguard, screen, secure, shield |
| Antonyms: | surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | fender |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | piece protecting part of a vehicle |
| Synonyms: | apron, buffer, cover, curb, cushion, frame, guard, mask, protector, screen, shield, ward, bumper, mudguard, splashboard |
| Main Entry: | guard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect, watch |
| Synonyms: | attend, baby-sit, bulwark, chaperon, chaperone, conduct, convoy, cover, defend, escort, fend, keep, lookout, mind, observe, oversee, patrol, police*, preserve, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter, shepherd, shield, stonewall*, superintend, supervise, tend, cover up, keep an eye on, keep in view, keep under surveillance, look after, ride shotgun for, see after, shotgun |
| Antonyms: | disregard, forget, ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conceal; remain unseen |
| Synonyms: | adumbrate, bury, cache, camouflage, cloak, cover, curtain*, disguise, dissemble, ditch, duck, eclipse, ensconce, harbor, hold back, hole up*, hush up, mask, obscure, plant, protect, reserve, salt away*, screen, secrete, shadow, shelter, shield, shroud, smuggle, stifle, suppress, veil, withhold, blot out, go into hiding, go underground, keep from, keep secret, lie low, lock up, not give away, not tell, put out of the way, squirrel, stash, stow away, take cover, tuck away |
| Antonyms: | bare, disclose, divulge, exhibit, expose, open, reveal, show, tell, uncover, unmask, lay bare, let out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | insulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect; close off |
| Synonyms: | coat, cocoon, cushion, cut off, inlay, island, isolate, line, seclude, separate, sequester, shield, tape, treat, wrap, keep apart, set apart |
| Main Entry: | insure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect, secure |
| Synonyms: | assure, cinch, cover, guarantee, guard, hedge, indemnify, register, safeguard, shield, underwrite, warrant |
| Main Entry: | mask |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disguise |
| Synonyms: | beard, camouflage, cloak, conceal, cover, defend, dissemble, dissimulate, dress up, front, guard, hide, obscure, protect, safeguard, screen, secrete, shield, veil, cover up |
| Antonyms: | reveal, uncover, unmask |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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