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ward
1[ wawrd ]
noun
- a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
Synonyms: precinct
- one of the districts into which certain English and Scottish boroughs are divided.
- a division, floor, or room of a hospital for a particular class or group of patients:
a convalescent ward; a critical ward.
- any of the separate divisions of a prison.
- a political subdivision of a parish in Louisiana.
- Mormon Church. one of the subdivisions of a stake, presided over by a bishop.
- Fortification. an open space within or between the walls of a castle or fortified place:
the castle's lower ward.
- Law.
- a person, especially a minor, who has been legally placed under the care of a guardian or a court.
- the state of being under the care or control of a legal guardian.
- guardianship over a minor or some other person legally incapable of managing their own affairs.
- the state of being under restraining guard or in custody.
- a person who is under the protection or control of another.
Synonyms: protégé
- a movement or posture of defense, as in fencing.
- a curved ridge of metal inside a lock, forming an obstacle to the passage of a key that does not have a corresponding notch.
- the notch or slot in the bit of a key into which such a ridge fits.
- the act of keeping guard or protective watch:
watch and ward.
- Archaic. a company of guards or a garrison.
Ward
2[ wawrd ]
noun
- (Aaron) Montgomery, 1843–1913, U.S. merchant and mail-order retailer.
- Ar·te·mas [ahr, -t, uh, -m, uh, s], 1727–1800, American general in the American Revolution.
- Ar·te·mus [ahr, -t, uh, -m, uh, s], Charles Farrar Browne, 1834–67, U.S. humorist.
- Barbara Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, 1914–81, English economist and author.
- Mrs. Humphry Mary Augusta Arnold, 1851–1920, English novelist, born in Tasmania.
- Sir Joseph George, 1856–1930, New Zealand statesman, born in Australia: prime minister of New Zealand 1906–12, 1928–30.
- Lester Frank, 1841–1913, U.S. sociologist.
- Nathaniel Theodore de la Guard, 1578?–1652, English clergyman, lawyer, and author in America.
- a male given name.
-ward
3- a native English suffix denoting spatial or temporal direction, as specified by the initial element:
toward; seaward; afterward; backward.
-ward
1suffix
- forming adjectives indicating direction towards
heavenward progress
a backward step
- forming adverbs a variant and the usual US and Canadian form of -wards
ward
2/ wɔːd /
noun
- (in many countries) a district into which a city, town, parish, or other area is divided for administration, election of representatives, etc
- a room in a hospital, esp one for patients requiring similar kinds of care
a maternity ward
- one of the divisions of a prison
- an open space enclosed within the walls of a castle
- law
- Also calledward of court a person, esp a minor or one legally incapable of managing his own affairs, placed under the control or protection of a guardian or of a court
- guardianship, as of a minor or legally incompetent person
- the state of being under guard or in custody
- a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
- a means of protection
- an internal ridge or bar in a lock that prevents an incorrectly cut key from turning
- a corresponding groove cut in a key
- a less common word for warden 1
verb
- archaic.tr to guard or protect
Ward
3/ wɔːd /
noun
- WardBarbara (Mary), Baroness Jackson19141981FBritishSOCIAL SCIENCE: economistSCIENCE: environmentalistWRITING: writer Dame Barbara ( Mary ), Baroness Jackson. 1914–81, British economist, environmentalist, and writer. Her books include Spaceship Earth (1966)
- WardHumphry, Mrs18511920FEnglishWRITING: novelist Mrs Humphry, married name of Mary Augusta Arnold. 1851–1920, English novelist. Her novels include Robert Elsmere (1888) and The Case of Richard Meynell (1911)
- WardSir Joseph George18561930MNew ZealandPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Sir Joseph George. 1856–1930, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1906–12; 1928–30)
Spelling Note
Derived Forms
- ˈwardless, adjective
Other Words From
- wardless adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of ward1
Origin of ward2
Example Sentences
This writer has suggested Smith as a three, while Michael Vaughan has proposed teams with more than one keeper should share the gloves around during Tests to ward off fatigue.
While work has been done on the water and ventilation in the children's wards, she was not aware of any changes to the ward where Tony was treated.
On their way to the other ward, Porsha complained of chest pain.
Campaigners say everything from hospital wards to refuges and sports events might have to change policy or find themselves open to legal challenges based on the court's ruling.
After working in the NHS for the best part of a decade in a non-patient facing role, she was delighted to be on the wards supporting doctors and the wider healthcare teams.
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