Avant-guard (n.) The van or advanced body of an army. See Vanguard. |
Axle guard () The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically |
Castle-guard (n.) The guard or defense of a castle. |
Castle-guard (n.) A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it |
Castle-guard (n.) A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time. |
Copple dust () Cupel dust. |
Dust (n.) Fine, dry particles of earth or other matter, so comminuted that they may be raised and wafted by the wind |
Dust (n.) A single particle of earth or other matter. |
Dust (n.) The earth, as the resting place of the dead. |
Dust (n.) The earthy remains of bodies once alive |
Dust (n.) Figuratively, a worthless thing. |
Dust (n.) Figuratively, a low or mean condition. |
Dust (n.) Gold dust |
Dust (n.) Coined money |
Dust (v. t.) To free from dust |
Dust (v. t.) To sprinkle with dust. |
Dust (v. t.) To reduce to a fine powder |
Dust-point (n.) An old rural game. |
Guard (n.) To protect from danger |
Guard (n.) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like. |
Guard (n.) To protect the edge of, esp. with an ornamental border |
Guard (n.) To fasten by binding |
Guard (v. i.) To watch by way of caution or defense |
Guard (v. t.) One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack |
Guard (v. t.) A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a person or position |
Guard (v. t.) One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train |
Guard (v. t.) Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss |
Guard (v. t.) That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand. |
Guard (v. t.) Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a garment. |
Guard (v. t.) A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person or dress. |
Guard (v. t.) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel. |
Guard (v. t.) An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull |
Guard (v. t.) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a bow, to protect the trigger. |
Guard (v. t.) An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled. |
Guard (v. t.) A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber exercise. |
Guard (v. t.) An expression or admission intended to secure against objections or censure. |
Guard (v. t.) Watch |
Guard (v. t.) The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the Belemnites. |
Screen (n.) Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger |
Screen (n.) 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, or the like. |
Screen (n.) A surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc. |
Screen (n.) A long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like. |
Screen (v. t.) To provide with a shelter or means of concealment |
Screen (v. t.) To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable |
Shield (n.) A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler. |
Shield (n.) Anything which protects or defends |
Shield (n.) Figuratively, one who protects or defends. |
Shield (n.) In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci. |
Shield (n.) The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms. Cf. Lozenge. See Illust. of Escutcheon. |
Shield (n.) A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses. |
dust contamination | the act of contaminating with dust particles |
screen pass | a short forward pass in which the receiver is protected by a screen of blockers |
guard | a position on a basketball team |
guard | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, guards must be good blockers |
guard duty guard sentry duty sentry go | the duty of serving as a sentry, he was on guard that night |
screen test | a filmed audition of an actor or actress |
precaution safeguard guard | a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc., he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution, an insurance policy is a good safeguard, we let our guard down |
smoke screen smokescreen | an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure, requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures |
guard hair | coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals |
carapace shell cuticle shield a | hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles |
watchdog guard dog | a dog trained to guard property |
active matrix screen | a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers, there is a separate circuit for each pixel |
arm guard arm pad | a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers |
background desktop screen background | (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear |
big H hell dust nose drops smack thunder skag scag | street names for heroin |
blind screen | a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight, they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet |
bumper guard | vertical bars attached to a bumper to prevent locking bumpers with another vehicle |
cattle guard cattle grid | a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle |
computer screen computer display | a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user |
dust bag vacuum bag | a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner |
dust cover | a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment |
dust cover dust sheet | a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period |
duster gaberdine gabardine smock dust coat | a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles |
dustmop dust mop dry mop | a dry swab for dusting floors |
face guard | face mask consisting of a strong wire mesh on the front of football helmets |
fire screen fireguard | a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks) |
fob watch chain watch guard | short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest |
guard safety safety device | a device designed to prevent injury or accidents |
guard boat | a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships |
guard ship | a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron |
guard's van | the car on a train that is occupied by the guard |
heat shield | a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry |
light filter diffusing screen | a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it |
mudguard splash guard splash-guard | a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels |
nipple shield | a rubber or plastic shield to protect the nipples of nursing women |
phencyclidine phencyclidine hydrochloride PCP angel dust | a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians, illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen |
rood screen | a screen in a church, separates the nave from the choir or chancel |
screen | a protective covering consisting of netting, can be mounted in a frame, they put screens in the windows for protection against insects, a metal screen protected the observers |
screen cover covert concealment | a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something, a screen of trees afforded privacy, under cover of darkness, the brush provided a covert for game, the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background |
screen | partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space |
screen CRT screen | the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathodeay tube |
screen silver screen projection screen | a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing |
screen door screen | a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting, used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door, he heard the screen slam as she left |
screen saver | (computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time, screen savers prevent the damage that occurs when the same areas of light and dark are displayed too long |
shield buckler | armor carried on the arm to intercept blows |
shield | a protective covering or structure |
shin guard shinpad | a stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins |
sieve screen | a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles |
silkscreen silk screen print serigraph | a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil |
smoke screen smokescreen | (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements |