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ward

/wɔɹd/noun, verb1 syllable

Ward means: English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920).

Synonyms for ward11

noun, as in English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)

Mary Augusta Ward, Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward

noun, as in English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth

noun, as in United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)

Montgomery Ward, Aaron Montgomery Ward

noun, as in block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care

hospital ward

noun, as in a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)

cellblock

verb, as in watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect

guard

also used for ward

ward off

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What does ward mean?8

noun

1

English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)

2

English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

3

United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)

4

block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care“they put her in a 4-bed ward”

5

a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)

6

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

7

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

verb

1

watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect“guard my possessions while I'm away”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ward?25

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All 25 rhymes for ward, grouped by syllable

Ward in a sentence

  • With this talisman, you can ward off any and all evil spirits.darinmex
  • Ziri's mom was always making him necklaces to ward off evil spirits.Amastan
  • Karl checked all the rooms in the ward.Amastan
  • I haven't been in the psych ward in thirteen years.shekitten
  • The child was made a ward of the state.darinmex
  • The talisman he's wearing is supposed to ward off evil spirits.darinmex
  • Karl was switched to a different ward that night.Amastan
  • There isn't a good psych ward for trans people around here.shekitten

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Forms of ward

as a noun

plural
wards

as a verb

past tense
warded
present participle
warding
third-person singular
wards
past participle
warded