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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
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
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
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
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