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undershield

undershield noun: a component fitted under something to protect it.

Noun

undershield (plural undershields)

  1. A component fitted under something to protect it.

Verb

undershield (third-person singular simple present undershields, present participle undershielding, simple past and past participle undershielded)

  1. (transitive) To shield inadequately.

Forms of undershield

Noun
pluralundershields
Verb
third-person singular presentundershields
present participleundershielding
past participleundershielded
pastundershielded

Origin of undershield

From under- + shield.

Questions about undershield

What does undershield mean?
Undershield means a component fitted under something to protect it.
What part of speech is undershield?
Undershield can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of undershield?
The plural of undershield is undershields.

Words near undershield in the dictionary

  1. undersheriffs
  2. undersheriffship
  3. undersheriffships
  4. undersheriffwick
  5. undersheriffwicks
  6. undershield
  7. undershielded
  8. undershielding
  9. undershields
  10. undershift
  11. undershifted

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