Protects
[prə'tekts]
Examples
- This iron shell is put in place segmentally by means of a shield, an ingenious mechanism which both protects the work under construction and assists in the building of the iron shell. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- These open-coil grills are also very efficient as toasters, the bread being placed on top of the grating, which protects the coils from injury. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The soldier stands on picket duty in the rain, and the rubber blanket protects him from rheumatism. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It is your respectability and humanity that licenses and protects his brutality. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Realization that life is growth protects us from that so-called idealizing of childhood which in effect is nothing but lazy indulgence. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Because the whole city is in a league which protects the individual. Plato. The Republic.
- On the other side, it protects us from the notion that subject matter on its side is something isolated and independent. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Those parts on which no silver is required to be deposited are covered with varnish or wax, which protects them from the voltaic action. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
Typist: Psyche