Definitions For Shield

noun

  • Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
  • Armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
  • A protective covering or structure
  • A large piece of metal, wood, etc., carried by someone (such as a soldier or police officer) for protection
  • Something that defends or protects someone or something
  • A police officer's badge

verb

  • Protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
  • Hold back a thought or feeling about
  • To cover and protect (someone or something)
  • To prevent (someone or something) from being seen

Is Shield a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
10

The word Shield is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Shield in a Sentence

  • The heat shield on a space shuttle
  • The slightly built boy used his sharp wit as a shield against the school's bullies
  • Celebrities who are shielded by a cluster of bodyguards whenever they appear in public
  • She shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand

Synonyms for Shield

Antonyms for Shield

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