carapace
shell cuticle
shield a | hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles |
| automobile engine | the engine that propels an automobile |
automobile factory
auto factory
car factory | a factory where automobiles are manufactured |
automobile horn
car horn
motor horn
horn hooter | a device on an automobile for making a warning noise |
car
auto
automobile
machine motorcar | a motor vehicle with four wheels, usually propelled by an internal combustion engine, he needs a car to get to work |
car battery
automobile battery | a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle, usually a -volt battery of six cells, the heart of the car's electrical system |
car tire
automobile tire
auto tire
rubber tire | a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel |
electric
electric automobile
electric car | a car that is powered by electricity |
| heat shield | a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry |
luggage compartment
automobile trunk
trunk | compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools, he put his golf bag in the trunk |
| nipple shield | a rubber or plastic shield to protect the nipples of nursing women |
| shield buckler | armor carried on the arm to intercept blows |
| shield | a protective covering or structure |
Star of David
Shield of David
Magen David
Mogen David
Solomon's seal | a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles, an emblem symbolizing Judaism |
automobile race
auto race
car race | a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles |
| automobile industry | the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively |
automobile traffic
car traffic | cars coming and going |
Laurentian Plateau
Laurentian Highlands
Canadian Shield | a large plateau that occupies more than % of the land area of Canada, it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean |
automobile mechanic
auto-mechanic
car-mechanic
mechanic grease monkey | someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles |
racer
race driver
automobile driver | someone who drives racing cars at high speeds |
Cabombaceae
subfamily Cabombaceae
water-shield family | in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies, comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia |
water-shield fanwort
Cabomba caroliniana | common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers |
water-shield Brasenia schreberi
water-target | aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers, in lakes and slow-moving streams, suitable for aquariums |
shield fern
buckler fern | any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori |
fragrant cliff fern
fragrant shield fern
fragrant wood fern
Dryopteris fragrans | fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds |
Goldie's fern
Goldie's shield fern
goldie's wood fern
Dryopteris goldiana | North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe |
Braun's holly fern
prickly shield fern
Polystichum braunii | North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales |
soft shield fern
Polystichum setiferum | European shield fern cultivated in many varieties |
automobile insurance
car insurance | insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents |
no fault insurance
no fault automobile insurance | a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident, the amount of litigation resulting from minor accidents is reduced by no fault insurance |
automobile loan
auto loan
car loan | a personal loan to purchase an automobile |
shield
screen | protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm |
| automobile | travel in an automobile |
harbor
harbour
shield | hold back a thought or feeling about, She is harboring a grudge against him |
peltate
shield-shaped | (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example) |