All Definitions for Ward
Below are all the dictionary definitions of ward:
1Protection, defence.
2The action of a watchman
3Monitoring, surveillance (usually in phrases keep ward etc.)
4Guardianship, especially of a child or prisoner.
5An enchantment or spell placed over a designated area or social unit, that prevents any tresspasser from entering
6Approaching
7Or even being able to locate said protected premises or demographic.
8A guarding or defensive motion or position.
9A protected place, and by extension, a type of subdivision.
10An area of a castle, corresponding to a circuit of the walls.
11A section or subdivision of a prison.
12An administrative division of a borough, city or council.
13A division of a forest.
14A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
15A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.
16A person under guardianship.
17A minor looked after by a guardian.
18An object used for guarding.
19The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.
20To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.
21To defend, to protect.
22To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches. (usually followed by off)
23To be vigilant
24To keep guard.
25To act on the defensive with a weapon.
26A warden
27A guard
28A guardian or watchman.
29Land tenure through military service.
30An underage orphan.
31A placename
32An English surname originating as an occupation for a guard or watchman.
33An English male given name.
34A river in Ireland
35In full, Ward River.
36A small town in Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, named after Joseph Ward.
37A locale in the United States:
38An unincorporated community in Sumter County, Alabama.
39A city in Lonoke County, Arkansas.
40A town in Boulder County, Colorado.
41An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Boone County, Indiana.
42A township in Todd County, Minnesota.
43A town in Allegany County, New York.
44A township in Hocking County, Ohio.
45A township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
46A town in Saluda County, South Carolina.
47A town in Moody County, South Dakota.
48An unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington.
49An unincorporated community and coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
50A parish of Castleknock, Fingal, Ireland.
51Clipping of Edward (a corruption of the name Edward). [A male given name from Old English.]
52Clipping of Howard. [A surname originating as a patronymic.]
53Ellipsis of Ward Beach: a coastline in Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand.
54Ellipsis of Ward County. [One of 53 counties in North Dakota, United States. County seat: Minot. Named after Mark Ward.]
About antonyms for ward
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