Definition of shield

"shield" in the noun sense

1. shield

a protective covering or structure

2. shield, buckler

armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

3. carapace, shell, cuticle, shield

hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

"shield" in the verb sense

1. shield, screen

protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm

2. harbor, harbour, shield

hold back a thought or feeling about

"She is harboring a grudge against him"

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Quotations for shield

Virtue is the strongest shield. [ Motto ]

A golden shield is of great defense. [ Proverb ]

And O the buttercups! that field
O' the cloth of gold, where pennons swam -
Where France set up his lilied shield,
His oriflamb,
And Henry's lion-standard rolled:
What was it to their matchless sheen,
Their million million drops of gold
Among the green! [ Jean Ingelow ]

Let fortune empty her whole quiver on me,
I have a soul that, like an ample shield,
Can take in all, and verge enough for more. [ John Dryden ]

Him only pleasure leads and peace attends,
Him, only him, the shield of Jove defends,
Whose means are fair and spotless as his ends. [ Wordsworth ]

Cover yourself with your shield, and care not for cries. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Friendship is a shield that blunts the darts of adversity. [ Mme. de Saint-Surin ]

Be mild to others, to thyself severe, - So truth shall shield thee. [ Geoffrey Chaucer ]

If I were to pray for a taste which should stand me in stead under every variety of circumstances, and be a source of happiness and cheerfulness to me through life, and a shield against its ills, however things might go amiss, and the world frown upon me, it would be a taste for reading. [ Sir John Herschel ]

shield in Scrabble®

The word shield is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters shield:

SHIELD
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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word shield

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In shield

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shield in Words With Friends™

The word shield is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters shield:

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In shield

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Words within the letters of shield

2 letter words in shield (6 words)

3 letter words in shield (11 words)

5 letter words in shield (6 words)

6 letter words in shield (1 word)

shield + 1 blank (4 words)

Word Growth involving shield

Shorter words in shield

el

hi

Longer words containing shield

eyeshield eyeshields

faceshield

shieldable

shieldbearer shieldbearers

shieldboard shieldboards

shielded unshielded

shielder shielders

shielding

shieldless

shieldlike

shieldmaker shieldmakers

shieldmaking

shields eyeshields

shields shieldshaped

shields windshields

undershield

windshield windshields