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suoja — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aegis noun Protection, support, or sponsorship provided by a powerful person or organization.
  • cover verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
  • indemnification noun The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty.
  • penthouse noun A luxury apartment on the top floor of a building, usually with wide views.
  • prophylactic noun A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
  • protection noun The act of keeping someone or something safe, or the state of being safe.
  • protective adj Designed or intended to protect.
  • protector noun A person who guards or defends someone or something.
  • refuge noun Safety or shelter from danger or difficulty.
  • safeguard noun Something put in place to protect against harm or risk.
  • screen noun A flat surface on a device or in a cinema on which images or text are displayed.
  • shelter noun A place, or structure, that protects you from bad weather, danger, or attack.
  • shield noun A piece of protective armour carried in the hand or on the arm to block blows or weapons.
  • thaw verb To melt or soften after being frozen, or to cause something frozen to melt.

Senses

suoja is used for these senses in English:

  • aegis (figuratively) Usually as under the aegis: guidance, protection; endorsement, sponsorship.
  • cover A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
  • cover (cricket) A tarpaulin or other device used to cover the wicket during rain, to prevent it getting wet.
  • indemnification The state of being indemnified.
  • panoply (by extension) Something that covers and protects.
  • penthouse (by extension, now, rare) Something forming a shelter or canopy over something; an awning, shelter, etc. [from 16th c.]
  • prophylactic (figuratively) Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences.
  • protection The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.

cover — full definition

  1. verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
  2. verb To deal with, include, or report on a topic or event.
  3. verb To be enough money to pay for something.
  4. noun The front or back of a book, magazine, or similar publication.
  5. noun A new recording or performance of a song originally released by another artist.

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