Ward synonyms
wôrd
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The definition of a district is a region set aside or grouped together as one specific area for political or administrative purposes.
An area of government or corporate activity organized as an administrative or functional unit.
The definition of a parish is a church district, the members of a particular church or a county-type division in Louisiana.
An area for which a person is responsible as a representative or agent:
protégé. associated word:pupillary
A territorial division
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allow (related)
To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
seacroft (related)
An area of particular knowledge or responsibility; a specialty:
The chief administrative subdivision of a department in France.
A person relying on another for financial support; a relative for whom a taxpayer may claim an exemption on his income tax return.
A division of a city, as for police administration
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(Rare) A child who has lost only one parent by death
A person for whom another serves as sponsor at baptism.
adopted child
A juvenile charge
convalescent chamber
Hospital room
A clinic or dispensary within another institution.
emergency ward
Hospital room
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hospital (related)
(UK, chiefly in prepositional phrases, without determiner or article) The place and state of being hospitalized.
room (related)
(Always in the singular) The people in a room. [from 17th c.]
An area bounded by streets or buildings on four sides; city square
The definition of a corridor is a long hall onto which several rooms open, or a strip of land or airspace through foreign-held territory, or a heavily populated strip of land or railroad access between two urban areas.
Defense is defined as protection or the act of guarding.
A fortified place with troops, guns, etc.; military post or station
The act or duty of guarding; careful watch; wariness; defense; protection
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The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.
(Economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
The state of being under the direction of a guardian or tutor.
A section of an area or territory established for a specific purpose, as a section of a city restricted to a particular type of building, enterprise, or activity:
watch and ward (related)
The act of watching as a sentinel
The departure from electrical neutrality at a point, or in a region, as by the accumulation, or deficit, of electrical particles: more electrons than normal produce a negative charge; fewer, a positive charge
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The definition of custody is the care of a person or thing, generally under court orders, or the state of being held by force.
A keeping in custody; confinement
A preserving or being preserved
A device that protects; a guard.
(--- Now Rare) A convoy or guard
Protection or defense against attack, interference, espionage, etc.
A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.
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A group of soldiers or a single soldier stationed, usually at an outpost, to guard a body of troops from surprise attack
A person or animal set to guard a group; specif., a sentry
A period of close observation, often in order to discover something:
To protect (a goal, etc.) against scoring by an opponent
To protect (wildlife or natural resources) in a designated area, often for regulated hunting or fishing.
To keep from being curtailed or exposed to risk:
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To protect or ensure the privacy or secrecy of (a telephone line, for example).
Also used with off: avert
To prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action.
To delay, hinder, or prevent (an event, for example) by taking action beforehand:
To make unnecessary
To exclude or prevent (someone) from a given condition or activity:
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Book of Common Prayer
give (related)
A tendency to be springy; resilience
free (related)
(Hurling) The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
cellblock
A group of cells that make up a section of a prison.
hospital ward
block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
montgomery ward
United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
Aaron Montgomery Ward
United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
Mrs. Humphrey Ward
English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)
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Mary Augusta Arnold Ward
English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)
Barbara Ward
English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
wards (related)
withington (related)
Luddendenfoot (related)
DGH (related)
Ladywood (related)
southmead (related)
protégé
A juvenile charge
foster-child
A child in foster care
Hairmyres (related)
Find another word for ward. In this page you can discover 82 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for ward, like: child, district, division, parish, shield, territory, protégé. associated word:pupillary, allow, , department and arrondissement.
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