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noun
prep
- As protection from.
- In opposition to.
- In front of; before (a background).
- In physical opposition to; in collision with.
- (Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.
- In contrast or comparison with.
- As a charge on.
- In physical contact with, so as to abut or be supported by.
- In competition with, versus.
- Contrary to; in conflict with.
- In anticipation of; in preparation for (a particular time, event etc.).
- As counterbalance to.
- Of betting odds, denoting a worse-than-even chance.
- In exchange for.
- Close to, alongside.
- In a contrary direction to.
noun
- the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
- the condition of being (well or ill) preserved
- a process that saves organic substances from decay
- an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
- The state of being preserved, how something has survived.
- The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
noun
- the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
- an act of economizing; reduction in cost
- recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- A reduction in cost or expenditure.
- (uncountable) The action of the verb to save.
- (countable, usually in the plural) Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.
adj
- bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
- characterized by thriftiness
- Preserving; rescuing.
- (theology) That saves someone from damnation; redemptive.
- Making reservation or exception.
- (in compounds) Relating to making a saving.
- Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful.
- Thrifty; frugal.
prep
verb
verb
- To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
- To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, such as sugar or salt; to season and prepare (fruits, meat, etc.) for storage.
- To maintain throughout; to keep intact.
- keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
- maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
- keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing
- prevent (food) from rotting
noun
adj
- Intended for defence; protective.
- (cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
- (chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
- Intended to deter attack.
- In a state or posture of defense.
- Performed so as to minimise risk.
- Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
- attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
- intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
noun
verb
- watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
- take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence
- to keep watch over
- protect against a challenge or attack
- (transitive) To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
- (transitive) To fasten by binding; to gird.
- (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- (transitive) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
- (ambitransitive) To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
noun
- a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage
- the duty of serving as a sentry
- a soldier who is a member of a unit called ‘the guard’ or ‘guards’
- a military unit serving to protect some place or person
- the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles
- a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
- a person who keeps watch over something or someone
- a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
- a position on a basketball team
- (sports) A player playing a position named guard.
- A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- (military, often in the plural) An elite military unit in Russia, the former Soviet Union and several post-Soviet countries.
- (rail transport) An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
- (Ireland) A garda; a police officer.
- The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
- (military) A squad responsible for protecting something.
- (Australia) A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- (basketball) A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
- Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
- (programming) A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
- A watchchain.
- (American football) Either of two offensive positions between the centre and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
- (martial arts) A ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
- (aviation) The aircraft emergency frequency, a radio frequency reserved for emergency communications, typically 121.5MHz for civilian use.
- (cricket) The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
- (uncountable) A state of caution; posture of defence.
- A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
verb
- watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
- (transitive) To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches. (usually followed by off)
- (intransitive) To be vigilant; to keep guard.
- (intransitive) To act on the defensive with a weapon.
- (transitive) To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.
- (transitive) To defend, to protect.
noun
- block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
- a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
- a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
- a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
- An area of a castle, corresponding to a circuit of the walls.
- (fantasy) An enchantment or spell placed over a designated area or social unit, that prevents any tresspasser from entering; approaching; or even being able to locate said protected premises or demographic.
- The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance (usually in phrases keep ward etc.)
- A section or subdivision of a prison.
- An administrative division of a borough, city or council.
- (historical, Scots law) Land tenure through military service.
- A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.
- (fencing) A guarding or defensive motion or position.
- Guardianship, especially of a child or prisoner.
- (UK) A division of a forest.
- An object used for guarding.
- A minor looked after by a guardian.
- (Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
- The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.
verb
noun
- One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection.
- A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war.
- Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
- a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war
noun
- the condition of being protected
- the activity of protecting someone or something
- The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
- The state of being safe.
- A means of keeping or remaining safe.
- a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
- payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
- kindly endorsement and guidance
- defense against financial failure; financial independence
- the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
- (computing) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
- Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
- A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
- (economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
- (insurance) Coverage.
- (euphemistic, rare) Synonym of adult protection (“adult incontinence wear”).
noun
- the condition of being protected
- protective covering that provides protection from the weather
- a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
- a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
- temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
- (often with the definite article) An animal shelter.
- A place for protection from deadly conditions outside, including military assault; usually partly or fully underground.
- (uncountable, abstract) The state of being protected or shielded.
- A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).
- (usually as the head in compounds) A bare-bones above-ground structure meant to provide temporary cover from the elements; usually small and with no door to close.
- A refuge, sanctuary, or (by metonymy) institution that provides temporary housing or a place to sleep for those in need or in danger.
- (uncountable) That which provides protection or cover.
verb
noun
- A safeguard.
- A chemical element (symbol Pd) with an atomic number of 46: a rare, lustrous silvery-white metal.
- (countable) A single atom of this element.
- a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry
noun
- A defense or safeguard.
- (figurative) Any means of defence or security.
- A breakwater.
- (nautical) The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.
- A defensive wall or rampart.
- a fencelike structure around a deck
- an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
- a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
verb
verb
- To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
- (baseball) To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game.
- (transitive, intransitive, computing, video games) To write a file to disk or other storage medium.
- (informal) To avoid saying something.
- (intransitive) To economize or avoid waste.
- (transitive) To obviate or make unnecessary.
- To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.
- (transitive) To conserve or prevent the wasting of.
- (reflexive, often with "for") To refrain from romantic or (especially in later use) sexual relationships until one is married or is with a suitable partner.
- (transitive and intransitive) To accumulate money or valuables.
- (transitive) To store for future use.
- (Christianity) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
- (sports) To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).
- To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.
- accumulate money for future use
- retain rights to
- refrain from harming
- spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
- spend less; buy at a reduced price
- make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
- save from ruin, destruction, or harm
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
- save from sins
- record data on a computer
- bring into safety
conj
noun
- (roleplaying games) A saving throw.
- An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
- (baseball) A successful attempt by a relief pitcher to preserve the win of another pitcher on one's team.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
- In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
- (informal) An action that brings one back out of an awkward situation.
- (computing) The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
- (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
prep
verb
- protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
- examine in order to test suitability
- separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
- test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
- project onto a screen for viewing
- examine methodically
- prevent from entering
- To shelter or conceal.
- (basketball) To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- To filter by passing through a screen.
- To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.
- (molecular biology) To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
- To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
- To fit with a screen.
- (film, television) To present publicly (on the screen).
- (medicine) To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
noun
- the personnel of the film industry
- the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
- a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame
- a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
- a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
- partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
- (American football) Ellipsis of screen pass.
- (mining, quarrying) A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.
- (cricket) An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
- (basketball) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
- The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed.
- (figurative) A disguise; concealment.
- (by extension) A room in a cinema.
- (printing) A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
- (architecture) A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
- (nautical) A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
- (genetics) A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.
- One of the individual regions of a video game, etc. divided into separate screens.
- (computing) The visualised data or imagery displayed on a computer screen.
- (baseball) The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
- The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
- (by analogy) Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening, or the method for it.
verb
noun
- hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
- a protective covering or structure
- armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
- (transport) A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.
- (colloquial, law enforcement) A police badge.
- (heraldry) The escutcheon on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
- (geology) A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
- (figurative) One who protects or defends.
- (science fiction) A field of energy that protects or defends.
- (lichenology) In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
- (geology) A wide and relatively low-profiled volcano, usually composed entirely of lava flows.
- A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
- (mining, tunnelling) 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.
- (automotive, British English) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision
noun
- the act of shielding from harm
- a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay
- shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference
- (soccer) Action done by the person with the ball to protect the ball from the defender; the person concerned keeps his body between the ball and the defender.
- (spectroscopy) The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei
verb
adj
verb
adj
noun
verb
noun
- That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection.
- A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
- A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
- (usually in the plural) A steep bank of a river or gorge.
- an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
verb
noun
- the act of protecting something by covering it
- the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- the work of applying something
- a natural object that covers or envelops
- an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
- (countable) That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.
- (topology, of a given open set U) A collection of sets U_i such that their union contains U; such a collection with the additional property that every U_i is open; such a collection with the additional property that every U_i is contained in U.
- (uncountable) Action of the verb to cover.
- (topology) A special kind of map that establishes a relationship between two topological spaces in the sense that, under the action of the map, the one looks locally like several copies of the second: Formally, a continuous map π:E→X between topological spaces such that there exists, for every point x in X, a discrete space D_x and an open neighborhood U of x such that π⁻¹(U)= displaystyle ⨆_(d∈D_x)V_d and π|_(V_d):V_d→U is a homeomorphism for every d∈D_x. See Covering space on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
verb
verb
- To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
- To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
- To fix in place; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
- To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
- make certain of
- fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
- assure payment of
- cause to be firmly attached
- get by special effort
- furnish with battens
adj
- Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
- Free from attack or danger; protected.
- Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
- Free from the danger of theft; safe.
- Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
- Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
- Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
- Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- financially safe
- free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
- free from danger or risk
- not likely to fail or give way
noun
- protection from harm
- the defendant and their legal advisors collectively
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
- a structure used to defend against attack
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against them
- the justification for some act or belief
- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- Something used to oppose attacks.
- The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
- An argument in support or justification of something.
- Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
noun
- protection from harm
- the defendant and their legal advisors collectively
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
- a structure used to defend against attack
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against them
- the justification for some act or belief
- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
- (law, by extension) The lawyer or team thereof who presents such a case.
- An argument in support or justification of something.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
- The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
- (law, by extension) The case presented by the defendant in a legal proceeding.
- (government, military, euphemistic) Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
verb
adj
- Protective; zealously guarding; careful in the protection of something (or someone) one has or appreciates, especially one's spouse or lover.
- Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise.
- Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity.
- Suspicious; apprehensive.
- suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
- showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
verb
adj
- Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
- (slang) Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.
- Properly secured.
- Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
- (used after a noun, often forming a compound) Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.
- Certain; sure.
- (baseball) When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out.
- (snooker, of an object ball) In a location that renders it difficult to pot.
- Reliable; trusty.
- Free from risk.
- Cautious.
- (programming) Of a programming language, type-safe or more generally offering well-defined behavior despite programming errors.
- (UK, law, of a conviction) Supported by evidence and unlikely to be overturned. Usually used in the negative, as unsafe.
- (UK, slang) Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection.
- having reached a base without being put out
- free from danger or the risk of harm
- financially safe
- (of an undertaking) secure from risk
noun
- (slang) A condom.
- A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.
- strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
- contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
- a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
verb
noun
- An expedient to secure protection or defence.
- A state of safety, protection or shelter.
- A place providing safety, protection or shelter.
- A refuge island.
- Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.
- act of turning to for assistance
- something or someone turned to for assistance or security
- a safe place
- a shelter from danger or hardship
verb
noun
- the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
- judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
- a warning against certain acts
- the trait of being circumspect and prudent
- (soccer) A yellow card.
- A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.
- Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.
- (law) A formal warning given as an alternative to prosecution in minor cases.
- Security; guaranty; bail.
verb
noun
- someone who keeps safe from harm or danger
- a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
- rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning
- a cook who preserves fruits or meat
- A person who prepares preserves of fruit or preserved meats.
- One who preserves.
- A person who refinishes furniture.
- A life preserver.
noun
- the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
- the storage of assets in a protected area
- the responsibility of a guardian
- (US) not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.
- the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
noun
- Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion.
- A guard who travels with a dangerous person, such as a criminal, for the protection of others.
- A group of people attending as a mark of respect or honor.
- An accompanying person in such a group.
- A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.
- An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.
- (originally euphemistic) A sex worker who does not operate in a brothel, but with whom clients make appointments; a call girl or male equivalent; a pimp.
- a participant in a date
- the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
- someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
- an attendant who is employed to accompany someone
verb
- To attend to in order to guard and protect; to accompany as a safeguard (for the person escorted or for others); to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to.
- To go with someone as a partner, for example on a formal date.
- To accompany (a person) in order to compel them to go somewhere (e.g. to leave a building).
- (intransitive) To work as an escort (sex worker).
- conduct someone someplace
- accompany as an escort
adj
noun
noun
noun
- the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
- the condition of being (well or ill) preserved
- a process that saves organic substances from decay
- an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
- The state of being preserved, how something has survived.
- The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
noun
- the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
- an act of economizing; reduction in cost
- recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- A reduction in cost or expenditure.
- (uncountable) The action of the verb to save.
- (countable, usually in the plural) Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.
adj
- bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
- characterized by thriftiness
- Preserving; rescuing.
- (theology) That saves someone from damnation; redemptive.
- Making reservation or exception.
- (in compounds) Relating to making a saving.
- Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful.
- Thrifty; frugal.
prep
verb
noun
- the condition of being protected
- the activity of protecting someone or something
- The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
- The state of being safe.
- A means of keeping or remaining safe.
- a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
- payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
- kindly endorsement and guidance
- defense against financial failure; financial independence
- the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
- (computing) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
- Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
- A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
- (economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
- (insurance) Coverage.
- (euphemistic, rare) Synonym of adult protection (“adult incontinence wear”).
noun
- the condition of being protected
- protective covering that provides protection from the weather
- a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
- a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
- temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
- (often with the definite article) An animal shelter.
- A place for protection from deadly conditions outside, including military assault; usually partly or fully underground.
- (uncountable, abstract) The state of being protected or shielded.
- A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).
- (usually as the head in compounds) A bare-bones above-ground structure meant to provide temporary cover from the elements; usually small and with no door to close.
- A refuge, sanctuary, or (by metonymy) institution that provides temporary housing or a place to sleep for those in need or in danger.
- (uncountable) That which provides protection or cover.
verb
noun
- A safeguard.
- A chemical element (symbol Pd) with an atomic number of 46: a rare, lustrous silvery-white metal.
- (countable) A single atom of this element.
- a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry
noun
- A defense or safeguard.
- (figurative) Any means of defence or security.
- A breakwater.
- (nautical) The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.
- A defensive wall or rampart.
- a fencelike structure around a deck
- an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
- a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
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noun
- the act of shielding from harm
- a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay
- shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference
- (soccer) Action done by the person with the ball to protect the ball from the defender; the person concerned keeps his body between the ball and the defender.
- (spectroscopy) The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei
verb
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- That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection.
- A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
- A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
- (usually in the plural) A steep bank of a river or gorge.
- an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
verb
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- the act of protecting something by covering it
- the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- the work of applying something
- a natural object that covers or envelops
- an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
- (countable) That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.
- (topology, of a given open set U) A collection of sets U_i such that their union contains U; such a collection with the additional property that every U_i is open; such a collection with the additional property that every U_i is contained in U.
- (uncountable) Action of the verb to cover.
- (topology) A special kind of map that establishes a relationship between two topological spaces in the sense that, under the action of the map, the one looks locally like several copies of the second: Formally, a continuous map π:E→X between topological spaces such that there exists, for every point x in X, a discrete space D_x and an open neighborhood U of x such that π⁻¹(U)= displaystyle ⨆_(d∈D_x)V_d and π|_(V_d):V_d→U is a homeomorphism for every d∈D_x. See Covering space on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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- protection from harm
- the defendant and their legal advisors collectively
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
- a structure used to defend against attack
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against them
- the justification for some act or belief
- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- Something used to oppose attacks.
- The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
- An argument in support or justification of something.
- Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
noun
- protection from harm
- the defendant and their legal advisors collectively
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
- a structure used to defend against attack
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against them
- the justification for some act or belief
- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
- (law, by extension) The lawyer or team thereof who presents such a case.
- An argument in support or justification of something.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
- The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
- (law, by extension) The case presented by the defendant in a legal proceeding.
- (government, military, euphemistic) Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
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- An expedient to secure protection or defence.
- A state of safety, protection or shelter.
- A place providing safety, protection or shelter.
- A refuge island.
- Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.
- act of turning to for assistance
- something or someone turned to for assistance or security
- a safe place
- a shelter from danger or hardship
verb
noun
- the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
- judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
- a warning against certain acts
- the trait of being circumspect and prudent
- (soccer) A yellow card.
- A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.
- Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.
- (law) A formal warning given as an alternative to prosecution in minor cases.
- Security; guaranty; bail.
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- someone who keeps safe from harm or danger
- a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
- rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning
- a cook who preserves fruits or meat
- A person who prepares preserves of fruit or preserved meats.
- One who preserves.
- A person who refinishes furniture.
- A life preserver.
noun
- the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
- the storage of assets in a protected area
- the responsibility of a guardian
- (US) not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.
- the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
noun
- Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion.
- A guard who travels with a dangerous person, such as a criminal, for the protection of others.
- A group of people attending as a mark of respect or honor.
- An accompanying person in such a group.
- A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.
- An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.
- (originally euphemistic) A sex worker who does not operate in a brothel, but with whom clients make appointments; a call girl or male equivalent; a pimp.
- a participant in a date
- the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
- someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
- an attendant who is employed to accompany someone
verb
- To attend to in order to guard and protect; to accompany as a safeguard (for the person escorted or for others); to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to.
- To go with someone as a partner, for example on a formal date.
- To accompany (a person) in order to compel them to go somewhere (e.g. to leave a building).
- (intransitive) To work as an escort (sex worker).
- conduct someone someplace
- accompany as an escort
verb
- To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
- To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, such as sugar or salt; to season and prepare (fruits, meat, etc.) for storage.
- To maintain throughout; to keep intact.
- keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
- maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
- keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing
- prevent (food) from rotting
noun
verb
- watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
- take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence
- to keep watch over
- protect against a challenge or attack
- (transitive) To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
- (transitive) To fasten by binding; to gird.
- (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- (transitive) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
- (ambitransitive) To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
noun
- a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage
- the duty of serving as a sentry
- a soldier who is a member of a unit called ‘the guard’ or ‘guards’
- a military unit serving to protect some place or person
- the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles
- a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
- a person who keeps watch over something or someone
- a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
- a position on a basketball team
- (sports) A player playing a position named guard.
- A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- (military, often in the plural) An elite military unit in Russia, the former Soviet Union and several post-Soviet countries.
- (rail transport) An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
- (Ireland) A garda; a police officer.
- The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
- (military) A squad responsible for protecting something.
- (Australia) A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- (basketball) A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
- Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
- (programming) A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
- A watchchain.
- (American football) Either of two offensive positions between the centre and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
- (martial arts) A ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
- (aviation) The aircraft emergency frequency, a radio frequency reserved for emergency communications, typically 121.5MHz for civilian use.
- (cricket) The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
- (uncountable) A state of caution; posture of defence.
- A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
verb
- watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
- (transitive) To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches. (usually followed by off)
- (intransitive) To be vigilant; to keep guard.
- (intransitive) To act on the defensive with a weapon.
- (transitive) To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.
- (transitive) To defend, to protect.
noun
- block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
- a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
- a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
- a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
- An area of a castle, corresponding to a circuit of the walls.
- (fantasy) An enchantment or spell placed over a designated area or social unit, that prevents any tresspasser from entering; approaching; or even being able to locate said protected premises or demographic.
- The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance (usually in phrases keep ward etc.)
- A section or subdivision of a prison.
- An administrative division of a borough, city or council.
- (historical, Scots law) Land tenure through military service.
- A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.
- (fencing) A guarding or defensive motion or position.
- Guardianship, especially of a child or prisoner.
- (UK) A division of a forest.
- An object used for guarding.
- A minor looked after by a guardian.
- (Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
- The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.
verb
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- One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection.
- A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war.
- Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
- a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war
verb
- To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
- (baseball) To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game.
- (transitive, intransitive, computing, video games) To write a file to disk or other storage medium.
- (informal) To avoid saying something.
- (intransitive) To economize or avoid waste.
- (transitive) To obviate or make unnecessary.
- To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.
- (transitive) To conserve or prevent the wasting of.
- (reflexive, often with "for") To refrain from romantic or (especially in later use) sexual relationships until one is married or is with a suitable partner.
- (transitive and intransitive) To accumulate money or valuables.
- (transitive) To store for future use.
- (Christianity) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
- (sports) To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).
- To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.
- accumulate money for future use
- retain rights to
- refrain from harming
- spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
- spend less; buy at a reduced price
- make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
- save from ruin, destruction, or harm
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
- save from sins
- record data on a computer
- bring into safety
conj
noun
- (roleplaying games) A saving throw.
- An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
- (baseball) A successful attempt by a relief pitcher to preserve the win of another pitcher on one's team.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
- In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
- (informal) An action that brings one back out of an awkward situation.
- (computing) The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
- (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
prep
verb
- protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
- examine in order to test suitability
- separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
- test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
- project onto a screen for viewing
- examine methodically
- prevent from entering
- To shelter or conceal.
- (basketball) To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- To filter by passing through a screen.
- To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.
- (molecular biology) To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
- To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
- To fit with a screen.
- (film, television) To present publicly (on the screen).
- (medicine) To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
noun
- the personnel of the film industry
- the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
- a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame
- a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
- a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
- partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
- (American football) Ellipsis of screen pass.
- (mining, quarrying) A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.
- (cricket) An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
- (basketball) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
- The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed.
- (figurative) A disguise; concealment.
- (by extension) A room in a cinema.
- (printing) A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
- (architecture) A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
- (nautical) A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
- (genetics) A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.
- One of the individual regions of a video game, etc. divided into separate screens.
- (computing) The visualised data or imagery displayed on a computer screen.
- (baseball) The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
- The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
- (by analogy) Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening, or the method for it.
verb
noun
- hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
- a protective covering or structure
- armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
- (transport) A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.
- (colloquial, law enforcement) A police badge.
- (heraldry) The escutcheon on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
- (geology) A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
- (figurative) One who protects or defends.
- (science fiction) A field of energy that protects or defends.
- (lichenology) In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
- (geology) A wide and relatively low-profiled volcano, usually composed entirely of lava flows.
- A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
- (mining, tunnelling) 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.
- (automotive, British English) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision
verb
- To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
- To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
- To fix in place; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
- To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
- make certain of
- fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
- assure payment of
- cause to be firmly attached
- get by special effort
- furnish with battens
adj
- Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
- Free from attack or danger; protected.
- Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
- Free from the danger of theft; safe.
- Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
- Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
- Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
- Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- financially safe
- free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
- free from danger or risk
- not likely to fail or give way
adj
- Intended for defence; protective.
- (cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
- (chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
- Intended to deter attack.
- In a state or posture of defense.
- Performed so as to minimise risk.
- Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
- attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
- intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
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verb
adj
noun
verb
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- Protective; zealously guarding; careful in the protection of something (or someone) one has or appreciates, especially one's spouse or lover.
- Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise.
- Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity.
- Suspicious; apprehensive.
- suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
- showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
verb
adj
- Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
- (slang) Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.
- Properly secured.
- Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
- (used after a noun, often forming a compound) Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.
- Certain; sure.
- (baseball) When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out.
- (snooker, of an object ball) In a location that renders it difficult to pot.
- Reliable; trusty.
- Free from risk.
- Cautious.
- (programming) Of a programming language, type-safe or more generally offering well-defined behavior despite programming errors.
- (UK, law, of a conviction) Supported by evidence and unlikely to be overturned. Usually used in the negative, as unsafe.
- (UK, slang) Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection.
- having reached a base without being put out
- free from danger or the risk of harm
- financially safe
- (of an undertaking) secure from risk
noun
- (slang) A condom.
- A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.
- strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
- contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
- a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests