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Definitions of shield
n. - A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler. ²
n. - Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection. ²
n. - Figuratively, one who protects or defends. ²
n. - In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci. ²
n. - The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms. Cf. Lozenge. See Illust. of Escutcheon. ²
n. - A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses. ²
n. - A spot resembling, or having the form of, a shield. ²
n. - A coin, the old French crown, or ecu, having on one side the figure of a shield. ²
n. - To cover with, or as with, a shield; to cover from danger; to defend; to protect from assault or injury. ²
n. - To ward off; to keep off or out. ²
n. - To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory exclamation, forbid! ²

The word "shield" uses 6 letters: D E H I L S.

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Words formed by adding one letter before or after shield (in bold), or to dehils in any order:
a -   halides   c -   chields   childes   l -   shilled   m -   dishelm   r -   hirsled   s -   shields  

Shorter words found within shield:
de   deil   deils   del   deli   delis   dels   die   diel   dies   dis   dish   ed   edh   edhs   eds   eh   el   eld   elds   elhi   els   es   he   heil   heils   held   hes   hi   hid   hide   hides   hie   hied   hies   his   id   ides   idle   idles   ids   is   isle   isled   led   lei   leis   li   lid   lids   lie   lied   lies   lis   sei   sel   sh   she   shed   shied   shiel   si   side   sidle   sild   sled   slid   slide  

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