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shielding |
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 -------------- Sense 2 harbor, harbour, shield => hide, conceal -------------- 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")
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