Defence and Shield

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Defence noun - The act of defending someone or something against attack or injury.

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Shield is a synonym for defence in complete covering topic. In some cases you can use "Shield" instead a noun "Defence".

Shield noun - Means or method of defending.

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Defence is a synonym for shield in protection topic. You can use "Defence" instead a noun "Shield", if it concerns topics such as complete covering.

Nearby Words: shielded, shielding

good	good defence	good shield
high	high defence	high shield
physical	physical defence	physical shield
special	special defence	special shield
Other adjectives: best, better, normal, perfect, effective, strong, powerful, actual, entire, real, useless, personal, magic, new, magical.

An enemy with a Zoltan Shield or Defence Drones will often cost as much cash in new missiles to blow up as you get in scrap for killing it.

Source: Video Game / FTL: Faster Than Light
For defence, he has an energy shield (think Captain America when his usual shield was stolen) which he wears on one wrist like a watch.

Source: Laser Blade
And if they have the "Hero of the Half Shell" skill, the shield dramatically reduces the damage inflicted (by using the primary stat Muscle in place of Moxie for defence when calculating damage).

Source: Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me

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