Hide and Shield

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Hide verb - To put into a hiding place.

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Shield is a synonym for hide in conceal topic. In some cases you can use "Shield" instead the word "Hide" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: hideous, hiding, hideously, hided

Shield verb - Hold back a thought or feeling about.

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Hide is a synonym for shield. Sometimes you can use "Hide" instead the word "Shield" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: shielded, shielding

thick	thick hide	thick shield
full	full hide	full shield
best	best hide	best shield
similar	similar hide	similar shield
Other adjectives: normal, original, powerful, entire, big, black, protective, yellow, impenetrable.

people	hide people	shield people
body	hide body	shield body
children	hide children	shield children
name	hide name	shield name
Other words: time, face, head, child, eyes, emotions, thoughts.

Razing Storm, also by Namco, uses a similar idea, except that you have a huge Made of Indestructium shield which you hide behind.

Source: Take Cover
It struck the sevenfold shield in its outermost layer- the eighth, which was of bronze- and went through six of the layers but in the seventh hide it stayed.

Source: Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me
Meanwhile, it's suggested that Skulduggery is actually subverting this trope, using it as a shield to hide from the fact that he utterly loathes himself and the things he's done.

Source: Its All About Me / Literature

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