Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "shield" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

california los angeles

Capable Of

protect

Derived Terms

Golden Shield Shield Row Shield of David Whipple shield armshield beshield bitch shield brown-point shield skin longirostris chin shield dayshield dress shield enshield eyeshield face shield faceshield forceshield gumshield gunshield headshield heat shield human shield ice and water shield lantern shield living shield lockshield meat shield medicine shield nipple shield ozone shield panty shield pop shield radial shield rape shield riot shield roundshield sap shield shield aralia shield beetle shield bug shield fern shield law shield medick shield shrimp shield volcano shield wall shield-backed bug shield-bearer shield-maiden shield-skipper shield-toad shieldable shieldback shieldbill shielder shieldless shieldlike shieldmaid shieldmaiden shieldmaker shieldman shieldsman shieldsmith shieldtail shieldwise shieldwright silicon shield striped shield bug tailshield tax shield unshield water-shield white shield wind shield windshield

Context

electricity euphemism geology heraldry law enforcement lichenology mining science fiction scotland transport

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

armor armour conceal hide protect protection protective cover protective covering scute

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

buckler heatshield pavache pavais rondache roundel scutum sunshield tallevas targe target

Type Of (IsA)

armor defense system protective covering television show

Manner Of

protect

Related Terms

adit arm arm protection arm straps armor armour asci badge bearing blocking blocking blows blows body circle coats of arms coin combat contests crown defence defend defense defensive defensive armor deflecting deflecting swords device escutcheon excavation field form framework fructification gladiator gladiator contests hand hand held held held armor iron iron circle item lavatory lichen logo outhouse place police precambrian protect protection protection armour protection item protective protective armor protective device shape shelter spot steel straps sword sword and sword defence swords toilet seat volcano war écu

Synonym Network

carapace defense harbor

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.