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Ward

noun

1.

A person who is under the protection or in the custody of another.

2.

A district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections.

3.

Block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care. Synonym: hospital ward.

4.

English economist and conservationist (1914-1981). Synonyms: Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth.

5.

English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920). Synonyms: Mary Augusta Arnold Ward, Mrs. Humphrey Ward.

6.

United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913). Synonyms: Aaron Montgomery Ward, Montgomery Ward.

7.

A division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells). Synonym: cellblock.

verb

(past & past part. warded; pres. part. warding)

1.

Watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect. Synonym: guard.

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"Ward" Quotes from Famous Books

... assured Mr. Wiley that he was well, invariably took a drink of coffee to emphasize the fact, as though the act of lifting his cup had in it some magic to ward off the contempt of his wife and ...

— The Crossing • Winston Churchill

... cheerfully; "I hope to be on my legs again before we reach the Ward-huis." Then' he begged De Veer to lift him up, that he might look upon the Ice-hook once more. The icebergs crowded around them, drifting this way and that, impelled by mighty currents and tossing on an agitated sea. There was "a hideous groaning and bursting and driving of the ice, and it ...

— The Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1555-1566 • John Lothrop Motley

... affinity for the philosophy of second causes, or for the exercise of reason beneath the love of a Father who sees with equal eye as God of all. Its isolation nourished a sectarian tendency. Tradition, having no creative power like revelation, had taken the place of it; and it could not ward off the senility of Judaism; for its creations are but feeble echoes of prophetic utterances, weak imitations of poetic inspiration or of fresh wisdom. They are of the understanding rather than the reason. The ...

— The Canon of the Bible • Samuel Davidson

... Mr. Joyce Masterton, or both. That's like most yo' men, co'nnle. Yo' reckon because a girl pleases yo' she ought to be grateful all her life—and yo'rs, too! Yo' think different now! But yo' needn't act up to it quite so much." She made a little deprecating gesture with her disengaged hand as if to ward off any retaliating gallantry. "I ain't speaking for myself, co'nnle. Yo' and me are good enough friends. But the girls round here think yo' 're a trifle too much taken up with rice and niggers. And looking at it even ...

— Sally Dows and Other Stories • Bret Harte

... consisted of an enclosure, surrounded by a high brick wall, subdivided into yards, in each of which were erected the wards or dormitories. These were simply long rooms open to the high roof, having windows on either side secured by iron bars. Iron gates closed the doorways to each ward, which were locked at night. A gangway seven to eight feet wide ran the whole length of the ward, and sleeping platforms about seven feet wide extended to the full length of the ward on either side of this gangway. ...

— Prisoners Their Own Warders - A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits - Settlements Established 1825 • J. F. A. McNair

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