The act or a means of defending

• ward

  1. A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients.
  2. A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients:
  3. A division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes.

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  1. A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients.
  2. A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients:
  3. A division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes.

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• shield

  1. A broad piece of armor made of rigid material and strapped to the arm or carried in the hand for protection against hurled or thrusted weapons.
  2. A person or thing that provides protection.
  3. A steel sheet attached to an artillery piece to protect gunners from small-arms fire and shrapnel.

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  1. A broad piece of armor made of rigid material and strapped to the arm or carried in the hand for protection against hurled or thrusted weapons.
  2. A person or thing that provides protection.
  3. A steel sheet attached to an artillery piece to protect gunners from small-arms fire and shrapnel.

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• security

  1. Freedom from risk or danger; safety.
  2. Freedom from doubt, anxiety, or fear; confidence.
  3. A group or department of private guards:

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  1. Freedom from risk or danger; safety.
  2. Freedom from doubt, anxiety, or fear; confidence.
  3. A group or department of private guards:

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• protector

  1. One who protects; a guardian.
  2. A device that protects; a guard.
  3. A person who rules a kingdom during the minority of a sovereign.

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  1. One who protects; a guardian.
  2. A device that protects; a guard.
  3. A person who rules a kingdom during the minority of a sovereign.

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• protection

  1. The act of protecting.
  2. The condition of being protected.
  3. One that protects:

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  1. The act of protecting.
  2. The condition of being protected.
  3. One that protects:

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• preservation

  1. a preserving or being preserved

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  1. a preserving or being preserved

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• guard

  1. To watch over (a place or person, for example) in order to keep from being damaged, robbed, or injured:
  2. To supervise the entry and exit through; keep watch at:
  3. To watch over so as to prevent escape or violence:

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  1. To watch over (a place or person, for example) in order to keep from being damaged, robbed, or injured:
  2. To supervise the entry and exit through; keep watch at:
  3. To watch over so as to prevent escape or violence:

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• defense

  1. The act of defending against attack, danger, or injury.
  2. A means or method of defending or protecting.
  3. The act or an instance of defending a championship against a challenger:

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  1. The act of defending against attack, danger, or injury.
  2. A means or method of defending or protecting.
  3. The act or an instance of defending a championship against a challenger:

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To keep safe from danger, attack, or harm

• fend

  1. To ward off. Often used with off:
  2. To defend.
  3. To make an effort to resist:

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  1. To ward off. Often used with off:
  2. To defend.
  3. To make an effort to resist:

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• ward

  1. A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients.
  2. A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients:
  3. A division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes.

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  1. A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients.
  2. A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients:
  3. A division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes.

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• shield

  1. A broad piece of armor made of rigid material and strapped to the arm or carried in the hand for protection against hurled or thrusted weapons.
  2. A person or thing that provides protection.
  3. A steel sheet attached to an artillery piece to protect gunners from small-arms fire and shrapnel.

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  1. A broad piece of armor made of rigid material and strapped to the arm or carried in the hand for protection against hurled or thrusted weapons.
  2. A person or thing that provides protection.
  3. A steel sheet attached to an artillery piece to protect gunners from small-arms fire and shrapnel.

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• secure

  1. Free from danger or attack:
  2. Free from risk of loss; safe:
  3. Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons:

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  1. Free from danger or attack:
  2. Free from risk of loss; safe:
  3. Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons:

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• protect

  1. To keep from being damaged, attacked, stolen, or injured; guard.
  2. To keep from being subjected to difficulty or unpleasantness:
  3. To keep from being curtailed or exposed to risk:

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  1. To keep from being damaged, attacked, stolen, or injured; guard.
  2. To keep from being subjected to difficulty or unpleasantness:
  3. To keep from being curtailed or exposed to risk:

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• preserve

  1. To keep from injury, peril, or harm; protect.
  2. To keep in perfect or unaltered condition; maintain unchanged:
  3. To keep or maintain intact:

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  1. To keep from injury, peril, or harm; protect.
  2. To keep in perfect or unaltered condition; maintain unchanged:
  3. To keep or maintain intact:

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• guard

  1. To watch over (a place or person, for example) in order to keep from being damaged, robbed, or injured:
  2. To supervise the entry and exit through; keep watch at:
  3. To watch over so as to prevent escape or violence:

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  1. To watch over (a place or person, for example) in order to keep from being damaged, robbed, or injured:
  2. To supervise the entry and exit through; keep watch at:
  3. To watch over so as to prevent escape or violence:

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• defend

  1. To make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:
  2. To engage in or be prepared to engage in battle to prevent (a population or area, for example) from being captured or occupied by an enemy.
  3. To attempt to prevent the opposition from scoring while playing in or near (a goal or area of a field, for example).

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  1. To make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:
  2. To engage in or be prepared to engage in battle to prevent (a population or area, for example) from being captured or occupied by an enemy.
  3. To attempt to prevent the opposition from scoring while playing in or near (a goal or area of a field, for example).

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Protection

• surety

  1. The condition of being sure, especially of oneself; self-assurance.
  2. Something beyond doubt; a certainty.
  3. A pledge or formal promise made to secure against loss, damage, or default; a security.

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  1. The condition of being sure, especially of oneself; self-assurance.
  2. Something beyond doubt; a certainty.
  3. A pledge or formal promise made to secure against loss, damage, or default; a security.

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• shield

  1. A broad piece of armor made of rigid material and strapped to the arm or carried in the hand for protection against hurled or thrusted weapons.
  2. A person or thing that provides protection.
  3. A steel sheet attached to an artillery piece to protect gunners from small-arms fire and shrapnel.

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  1. A broad piece of armor made of rigid material and strapped to the arm or carried in the hand for protection against hurled or thrusted weapons.
  2. A person or thing that provides protection.
  3. A steel sheet attached to an artillery piece to protect gunners from small-arms fire and shrapnel.

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• guard

  1. To watch over (a place or person, for example) in order to keep from being damaged, robbed, or injured:
  2. To supervise the entry and exit through; keep watch at:
  3. To watch over so as to prevent escape or violence:

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  1. To watch over (a place or person, for example) in order to keep from being damaged, robbed, or injured:
  2. To supervise the entry and exit through; keep watch at:
  3. To watch over so as to prevent escape or violence:

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License

• passport

  1. An official document issued by a government identifying a citizen, certifying his or her nationality, and formally requesting admittance and safe passage from foreign countries.
  2. An official permit issued by a foreign country allowing one to transport goods or to travel through that country.
  3. An official document issued by an allied foreign government to a ship, especially a neutral merchant ship in time of war, authorizing it to enter and travel through certain waters freely.

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  1. An official document issued by a government identifying a citizen, certifying his or her nationality, and formally requesting admittance and safe passage from foreign countries.
  2. An official permit issued by a foreign country allowing one to transport goods or to travel through that country.
  3. An official document issued by an allied foreign government to a ship, especially a neutral merchant ship in time of war, authorizing it to enter and travel through certain waters freely.

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• safe-conduct

  1. An official document or an escort assuring unmolested passage, as through enemy territory.
  2. The protection afforded by such a document.

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  1. An official document or an escort assuring unmolested passage, as through enemy territory.
  2. The protection afforded by such a document.

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• pass

  1. To move on or ahead; proceed:
  2. To extend; run:
  3. To move by or in front of something:

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  1. To move on or ahead; proceed:
  2. To extend; run:
  3. To move by or in front of something:

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