Meaning of SHIELD in Tamil

Use in sentences of கவசம்

Meaning of SHIELD in English

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

Synonyms of ‘கவசம்’

• கேடயம்
  SHIELD,
• அறிவியல்
  LOGY,
• பாதுகாப்பு
  SAFETY, CONSERVATION, TUTELAGE, SHIELD, CUSTODY, STOCKADE,

Antonyms of ‘கவசம்’

• EXPOSE

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