Hyphenation of “shield”
The standard US-English hyphenation shown for shield is shield, with 0 possible break points in this result.
What does “shield” mean?
shield: Protect (someone or something) from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience.
Protect (someone or something) from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience.
Example: “he pulled the cap lower to shield his eyes from the glare”
A large rigid area of the earth's crust, typically of Precambrian rock, which has been unaffected by later orogenic episodes, e.g. the Canadian Shield.
Example: “Their principal outcrops constitute the great Precambrian shields of continental crust upon which later formations were deposited.”
Words connected with “shield”
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How “shield” is split
For US English, the hyphenation result is shield. This gives 0 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.
Questions about “shield”
How do you hyphenate “shield”?
In the US-English result used here, shield is hyphenated as shield.
Where can “shield” break at the end of a line?
The returned US pattern contains 0 possible break points.
What does “shield” mean?
Protect (someone or something) from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience.
Can you use “shield” in a sentence?
“he pulled the cap lower to shield his eyes from the glare”