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Ward
wɔːd
Ward definitions
noun
ward
wards
- a separate room or area in a hospital, typically one allocated to a particular type of patient
"a children's ward"
- an administrative division of a city or borough that typically elects and is represented by a councillor or councillors
"the second most marginal ward in Westminster"
- a territorial division of a Latter-day Saints (Mormon) Church presided over by a bishop
- a child or young person under the care and control of a guardian appointed by their parents or a court
"for the last three years, the boy has been my ward"
- the state of being in the care of a guardian
"the ward and care of the Crown"
- any of the internal ridges or bars in a lock that prevent the turning of any key which does not have grooves of corresponding form or size
- the grooves in the bit of a key that correspond to the wards in a lock
- the action of keeping a lookout for danger
"I saw them keeping ward at one of those huge gates"
- an area of ground enclosed by the encircling walls of a fortress or castle