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gumshield

gumshield

5.5
A soft plastic piece you wear over your teeth in contact sports to protect them
  • noun
  • /ˈɡʌmˌʃiːld/
  • UK
translation icon : protector bucal
  • He wore a gumshield during the boxing match to protect his teeth.

Examples

  • Before the game, each player was required to put on a gumshield for safety.

  • To avoid injury during martial arts practice, she always uses her gumshield.

  • "A gumshield and a gun," said Sally, ever the practical one.

    Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

mouthpiece
vsgumshield
  • US
5 3.9

A small piece worn inside the mouth to protect the teeth in sports

is specific to covering teeth and gums for contact sports protection

How Protective

gumshield
  • UK
5.5
mouthpiece
  • US
5 3.9

Surface Forms

gumshield singular
gumshields plural

Morphology

gumshield = gum + shield (transparent) = gum + shield

The compound directly denotes a protective 'shield' for the 'gum'/teeth and follows normal English compounding patterns.

Etymology

Gumshield joins the simple words gum ('the soft part around your teeth') and shield ('something that protects'). So a gumshield is literally a 'shield for your gums', used in sports to protect your teeth and gums.