English > protection: 7 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | The activity of protecting someone or something. |
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| Example | "the witnesses demanded police protection" |
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| Narrower | air cover | The use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy / enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations |
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| care, charge, tutelage, guardianship | Attention and management implying responsibility for safety |
| civil defense | Activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster |
| covering | The act of protecting something by covering / covering it |
| defense, defence | The act of defending someone or something against attack or injury |
| defense, defence | protection from harm |
| escort, accompaniment | The act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them |
| immunization, immunisation | The act of making immune (especially by inoculation) |
| inoculating, vaccinating | The act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity |
| insulation | The act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity |
| locking, lockup | The act of locking something up to protect it |
| momism, overprotection, overshielding | excessive protection |
| patrol | The activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes |
| preservation, saving | The activity of protecting something from loss or danger |
| ruggedization, ruggedisation | The act of making a piece of equipment rugged (strengthening to resist wear or abuse) |
| self-defense, self-defence, self-protection | The act of defending yourself |
| shielding | The act of shielding from harm |
| waterproofing, sealing | The act of treating something to make it repel water |
| Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
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| Spanish | guarda, guardia, protección |
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| Catalan | guàrdia, protecció |
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| Verbs | protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage / damage |
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English > protection: 7 senses > noun 2, artifact| Meaning | A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury. |
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| Examples | - "they had no protection from the fallout"
- "wax provided protection for the floors"
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| Synonyms | protective covering, protective cover |
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| Narrower | armor, armour | protective covering made of metal / metal and used in combat / combat |
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| bell jar, bell glass | A bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases |
| binder, ring-binder | holds loose papers or magazines |
| binding, book binding, cover, back | The protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book |
| blind, screen | A protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight |
| bracer, armguard | A protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports |
| cap | Something serving as a cover or protection |
| cloche | A low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold |
| coaster | A covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle) |
| cold frame | protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold |
| crystal, watch crystal, watch glass | A protective cover that protects the face of a watch |
| dust cover | A removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment |
| faceplate | A protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component) |
| facing, cladding | A protective covering that protects the outside of a building |
| fallboard, fall-board | The hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played |
| finger plate, escutcheon, scutcheon | A flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers |
| heat shield | A protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry |
| hood, bonnet, cowl, cowling | protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine |
| housing | A protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component |
| lampshade, lamp shade, shade | A protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view |
| lining, liner | A protective covering that protects an inside surface |
| mask | A protective covering worn over the face |
| mulch | A protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion |
| roof | A protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building |
| roof | protective covering on top of a motor vehicle |
| screen | A protective covering consisting of netting |
| shade | protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight |
| sheath | A protective covering (as for a knife or sword) |
| sheathing, overlay, overlayer | protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards / boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior |
| shelter | protective covering that provides protection from the weather |
| shield | A protective covering or structure |
| splashboard, splasher, dashboard | protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc. |
| splasher | A protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mud |
| testudo | A movable protective covering that provided protection from above |
| thumbstall | protective covering for an injured thumb |
| toecap | A protective leather or steel cover for the toe of a boot or shoe, reinforcing or decorating it |
| washboard, splashboard | protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side |
| Broader | covering | An artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) |
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| Spanish | protección |
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| Catalan | protecció |
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| Verbs | protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage / damage |
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