Word: Ward
How to pronounce: wɔːd
Noun
Definitions:
1. A separate room in a hospital, typically one allocated to a particular type of patient.
Example sentences: "A children's ward"
2. An administrative division of a city or borough that typically elects and is represented by a councilor or councilors.
Example sentences: "The second most marginal ward in Westminster"
3. A person, usually a minor, under the care and control of a guardian appointed by their parents or a court.
Example sentences: "For the last three years, the boy has been my ward"
4. Any of the internal ridges or bars in a lock which prevent the turning of any key which does not have grooves of corresponding form or size.
5. The action of keeping a lookout for danger.
6. An area of ground enclosed by the encircling walls of a fortress or castle.
Example sentences: "Near to this original house, on a chalk hill, William I built a castle, with a ward either side of a low motte."
7. A defensive position or motion.
Example sentences: "The first illustration show the two fencers in a low or terza ward with rapiers crossed."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Guard; protect.
2. Admit to or care for in a hospital ward.
Example sentences: "Both are warded at Port-of-Spain General Hospital."
Synonyms:
parish
guardianship
trust
care
custodianship
hospital ward
fend
guard
safeguard
fence
security
protect
defend
protection
defense
keep
Derivations:
warded
warding
Warder
warden
wardship
wardroom
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Ward in Other Languages...
Spanish:
German: Abwehr
French: Conjurer
Italian: Rione
Turkish: Koğuş
