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shields - 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: | arms |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | family crest |
| Synonyms: | coat, emblem, ensign, escutcheon, insignia, shield, signet, blazonry, emblazonry, heraldry |
| 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: | cover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wrap, hide |
| Synonyms: | blanket, bury, cache, camouflage, canopy, cap, carpet, cloak, clothe, coat, conceal, crown, curtain, daub, disguise, dress, eclipse, enclose, enfold, ensconce, enshroud, envelop, hood, house, invest, layer, mantle, mask, obscure, overcast, overlay, protect, put on, screen, secrete, shade, shield, shroud, superimpose, surface, veil, board up, bush up, cover up, do on the sly, encase, overspread, set on, stash, superpose |
| Antonyms: | lay out, reveal, uncover, unwrap, lay bare |
| Main Entry: | cover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect, guard |
| Synonyms: | bulwark, defend, fend, house, reinforce, safeguard, screen, secure, shelter, shield, watch over |
| Antonyms: | abandon, disregard, forget, ignore, leave alone |
| 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: | defend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect |
| Synonyms: | avert, battle, bulwark, cherish, conserve, contend, cover, entrench, espouse, fend off, fight, fortify, foster, garrison, guard, hedge, hold, house, insure, maintain, mine, nourish, oppose, preserve, prevent, resist, retain, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter, shield, stave off, sustain, take in, uphold, war, watch, withstand, beat off, care for, fight for, guard against, hold at bay, keep safe, look after, panoply, provide sanctuary, repel danger, ward off, watch over |
| Antonyms: | abandon, attack, desert, leave, quit, relinquish, resign, surrender |
| Main Entry: | defense |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | armament; protection system |
| Synonyms: | aegis, armor, arms, barricade, bastion, bulwark, buttress, citadel, cover, dike, embankment, fastness, fence, fort, fortification, fortress, garrison, guard, immunity, munitions, palisade, parapet, position, protection, rampart, resistance, safeguard, security, shelter, shield, stockade, stronghold, trench, wall, ward, warfare, bastille, deterrence, redoubt, weaponry, weapons |
| Antonyms: | desertion, flight, surrender |
| 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 |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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