SHIELDS
- A broad piece of metal or another suitable material, held by straps or a handle attached on one side, used as a protection against blows or missiles
- SHIELD, to protect from harm [v]
- Something shaped like a shield, in particular
- A police officer's badge
- A stylized representation of a shield used for displaying a coat of arms
- SHIELD, to provide with a protective cover or shelter [v]
- A large rigid area of the earth's crust, typically of Precambrian rock, that has been unaffected by later orogenic episodes, e.g., the Canadian Shield
- A person or thing providing protection
- A protective plate or screen on machinery or equipment
- A device or material that prevents or reduces the emission of light or other radiation
- A hard flat or convex part of an animal, esp. a shell