Hypernyms for "protection"
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accompaniment
air cover
armguard
armor
armour
back
bell glass
bell jar
binder
binding
blind
bonnet
book binding
bracer
cap
care
charge
civil defense
cladding
cloche
coaster
cold frame
cover
covering
cowl
cowling
crystal
dashboard
defence
defense
dust cover
easy street
escort
escutcheon
faceplate
facing
fallboard
fall-board
finger plate
guardianship
heat shield
hedge
hedging
hood
housing
immunisation
immunization
indemnity
inoculating
insulation
insurance
liner
lining
locking
lockup
mask
momism
mulch
overlay
overlayer
overprotection
overshielding
patrol
preservation
radioprotection
ring-binder
roof
ruggedisation
ruggedization
saving
screen
scutcheon
sealing
self-defence
self-defense
self-protection
shade
sheath
sheathing
shelter
shield
shielding
splashboard
splasher
testudo
thumbstall
toecap
tutelage
vaccinating
washboard
watch crystal
watch glass
waterproofing
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.