different between protect vs filleting

English

Etymology

Attested in English since 1530, from Latin pr?t?ctus (“covered, protected”), past participle of pr?tegere (“to cover the front, protect”) from pr?, pr?- (“before, in front of”) +? tegere (“to cover”), see tegument. Displaced native Middle English shelden, from Old English s?ildan (”to protect,” literally ”to shield”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???t?kt/
• Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

protect (third-person singular simple present protects, present participle protecting, simple past and past participle protected)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
2. (travel, aviation) To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight.

Synonyms

• beshield
• See also Thesaurus:defend

Derived terms

• protection

Translations

English

Verb

filleting

1. present participle of fillet

Noun

filleting (plural filletings)

1. (architecture) The protecting of a joint, as between roof and parapet wall, with mortar or cement, where flashing is employed in better work.
2. The material of which fillets are made.
3. Fillets collectively.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

fille (“rag”) + ting (“thing”)

Noun

filleting m (definite singular filletingen, indefinite plural filletinger, definite plural filletingene)

1. An incident or object of no significance.

Synonyms

• bagatell
• fillesak