banshie | (noun) (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death | Synonyms: banshee |
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bolshie | (noun) emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries | Synonyms: Bolshevik, bolshy, Marxist, red |
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cashier | (noun) an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money | Synonyms: bank clerk, teller |
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(noun) a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant) | - |
(verb) discharge with dishonor, as in the army | - |
(verb) discard or do away with | - |
gumshield | (noun) (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth | Synonyms: mouthpiece |
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mashie | (noun) middle-distance iron | Synonyms: five iron |
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overshielding | (noun) excessive protection | Synonyms: momism, overprotection |
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shield | (noun) hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles | Synonyms: carapace, cuticle, shell |
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(noun) armor carried on the arm to intercept blows | Synonyms: buckler |
(noun) a protective covering or structure | - |
(verb) protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm | Synonyms: screen |
(verb) hold back a thought or feeling about | Synonyms: harbor, harbour |
shielded | (adjective) (used especially of machinery) protected by a shield to prevent injury | - |
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shielder | (noun) a person who cares for persons or property | Synonyms: defender, guardian, protector |
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shielding | (noun) the act of shielding from harm | - |
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(noun) a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay | - |
(noun) shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference | - |
tooshie | (noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tush |
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unshielded | (adjective) (used especially of machinery) not protected by a shield | - |
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windshield | (noun) transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle | Synonyms: windscreen |
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