Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shield
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shield
Entailment of verb shield
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb shield
2 senses of shield
Sense 1
shield, screen
=> protect
Sense 2
harbor, harbour, shield
=> hide, conceal
Familiarity of verb shield
shield used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shield
Sense 1
shield, screen
=> protect
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Sense 2
harbor, harbour, shield
=> hide, conceal
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Grep of noun shielding
overshielding
shielding
Overview of noun shielding
The noun shielding has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) shielding -- (the act of shielding from harm)
2. (2) shielding -- (a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay)
3. shielding -- (shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference)
Overview of verb shield
The verb shield has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) shield, screen -- (protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm)
2. harbor, harbour, shield -- (hold a thought or feeling of)
Overview of adj shielding
The adj shielding has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. covering, shielding -- (actively protective; "provided covering fire for the platoon that was moving up")
Antonyms of adj shielding
1 sense of shielding
Sense 1
covering, shielding
INDIRECT (VIA protective) -> unprotective
Similarity of adj shielding
1 sense of shielding
Sense 1
covering, shielding
=> protective (vs. unprotective)
Attributes of adj shielding
Familiarity of adj shielding
shielding used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj shielding
shielding
Overview of noun shielding
The noun shielding has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) shielding -- (the act of shielding from harm)
2. (2) shielding -- (a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay)
3. shielding -- (shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference)
Overview of verb shield
The verb shield has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) shield, screen -- (protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm)
2. harbor, harbour, shield -- (hold a thought or feeling of)
Overview of adj shielding
The adj shielding has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. covering, shielding -- (actively protective; "provided covering fire for the platoon that was moving up")
shielding definition
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