ward
Nouns
- (n) a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
- (n) a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
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(n) block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
- they put her in a 4-bed ward
- (n) English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth,
- (n) English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920) Mary Augusta Arnold Ward, Mrs. Humphrey Ward,
- (n) United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913) Aaron Montgomery Ward, Montgomery Ward,
- (n) a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells) cellblock,
Verbs
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(v) watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
- guard my possessions while I'm away