ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -verb. shielded; shielding; shields. transitive verb. : to protect with or as if with a shield : provide with a protective cover or shelter.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some common synonyms of shield are defend, guard, protect, and safeguard. While all these words mean “to keep secure from danger or against attack, ” shield suggests protective intervention in imminent danger or actual attack. shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand.

Detailed explanation-3: -to protect yourself from a disease by staying at home and having as little contact as possible with people from outside your home, because you are at risk of becoming seriously ill if you get the disease: Please contact your GP if you think you should be shielding.

Detailed explanation-4: -shielding noun [U] (PROTECTIVE BARRIER) sheets of metal, plastic, etc. used to protect workers or other people from harmful materials, diseases, radiation, etc.: The shielding protected the astronaut from the searing temperatures generated by the high-velocity descent.

Detailed explanation-5: -armor. buffer. bulwark. safeguard. shelter. absorber. aegis. armament. More items