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ward

/ ward /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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"
Type of:
block
Kinds of:
detox maternity ward
Has parts:
hospital infirmary
noun Sense 2
a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
Type of:
administrative district administrative division territorial division
Has parts:
municipality
noun Sense 3
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
Type of:
person individual someone
Derived:
guard
noun Sense 4
United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
Type of:
businessman man of affairs
noun Sense 5
English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women''s suffrage movement (1851-1920)
Type of:
writer author
noun Sense 6
English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
Type of:
economist economic expert environmentalist
noun Sense 7
a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
Type of:
block
Kinds of:
death house death row
Has parts:
prison prison house
verb Sense 8
watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
"guard my possessions while I''m away"
Type of:
protect
Kinds of:
shepherd
Derived:
warden warder guard bodyguard
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
96%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
3
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block detox maternity ward administrative district administrative division territorial division person individual someone businessman man of affairs writer