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| ward [ wawrd ] |
noun (plural wards) |
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1. city division: an administrative or electoral division of an area such as a city, town, or county
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2. room in hospital: a room in a hospital, especially one for several patients being given similar treatment
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3. prison division: a division in a prison
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4. law somebody under official care: somebody, especially a child or young person, who is under the care of a guardian or a court
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5. buildings area in castle: an open area within the walls of a castle
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6. law custody: a state of official custody or protection
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7. defense movement: a movement or stance used as a means of protection, e.g. in fencing
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8. christianity Latter-Day Saints' administrative division: in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, an administrative division presided over by a bishop and two counselors
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9. ridge in key or lock: a ridge or groove in a key or a lock that makes one fit the other
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transitive verb (past and past participle ward·ed, present participle ward·ing, 3rd person present singular wards) |
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protect somebody or something: to guard or protect somebody or something
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archaic
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| [ Old English weard< Germanic, "be on guard"] |
