the activity of protecting someone or something | protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight |
payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence | a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) |
kindly endorsement and guidance | a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view |
the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition | a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color |
a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury | a mental representation of some haunting experience |
defense against financial failure; financial independence | a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude |
the condition of being protected | a slight amount or degree of difference |
| relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body |
| a position of relative inferiority |