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