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▸ noun: A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
▸ noun: (figurative) One who protects or defends.
▸ noun: (lichenology) In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
▸ noun: (mining, tunnelling) A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.
▸ noun: (science fiction) A field of energy that protects or defends.
▸ noun: A shape like that of a shield; usually, an inverted triangle with sides that curve inward to form a pointed bottom, commonly used for police identifications and company logos.
▸ noun: (heraldry) The escutcheon on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
▸ noun: (Scotland, euphemistic, obsolete) A toilet seat.
▸ noun: A spot resembling, or having the form of a shield.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A coin, the old French crown, or écu, having on one side the figure of a shield.
▸ noun: (transport) A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.
▸ noun: (colloquial, law enforcement) A police badge.
▸ noun: (geology) A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
▸ noun: (geology) A wide and relatively low-profiled volcano, usually composed entirely of lava flows.
▸ noun: (figuratively, Scotland, euphemistic, obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
▸ noun: (automotive, British English) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision
▸ verb: (transitive, intransitive) To protect, to defend.
▸ verb: (UK, intransitive) To shelter; to protect oneself.
▸ verb: (electricity) To protect from the influence of.
▸ noun: A surname.
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