NOUN | person | ward | a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another |
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location | ward | a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections | |
artifact | ward, hospital ward | block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care | |
person | Ward, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth | English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) | |
person | Ward, Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward | English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920) | |
person | Ward, Montgomery Ward, Aaron Montgomery Ward | United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913) | |
artifact | ward, cellblock | a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells) | |
VERB | competition | ward, guard | watch over or shield from danger / danger or harm |
Sounds | wao'rd | |
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Rhymes | aboard ... Woodward: 73 rhymes with aord... |
Meaning | A person who is under the protection or in the custody of another. | |
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Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
Spanish | pupilo | |
Catalan | pupil | |
Verbs | ward | watch over or shield from danger / danger or harm |
Meaning | A district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections. | |
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Part of | municipality | An urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government |
Broader | administrative district, administrative division, territorial division | A district defined for administrative purposes |
Spanish | circunscripción electoral | |
Catalan | circumscripció electoral |
Meaning | Block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care. | |
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Example | "they put her in a 4-bed ward" | |
Synonym | hospital ward | |
Part of | hospital, infirmary | A health facility where patients receive treatment |
Narrower | detox | The hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified |
maternity ward | A hospital ward that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants | |
Broader | block | housing in a large building that is divided into separate units |
Spanish | crujía, sala | |
Catalan | sala |
Meaning | English economist and conservationist (1914-1981). | |
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Synonyms | Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth | |
Instance of | economist, economic expert | An expert in the science of economics |
environmentalist, conservationist | someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution |
Meaning | English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920). | |
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Synonyms | Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward | |
Instance of | writer, author | Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) |
Spanish | Ward | |
Catalan | Ward |
Meaning | United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913). | |
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Synonyms | Montgomery Ward, Aaron Montgomery Ward | |
Instance of | businessman, man of affairs | A person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) |
Spanish | Montgomery Ward |
Meaning | A division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells). | |
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Synonym | cellblock | |
Part of | prison, prison house | A correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment |
Parts | cell, jail cell, prison cell | A room where a prisoner is kept |
Narrower | death house, death row | The cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution |
Broader | block | housing in a large building that is divided into separate units |
Meaning | watch over or shield from danger / danger or harm; protect. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | guard | |
Narrower | shepherd | watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils |
Broader | protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage / damage |
Spanish | custodiar, guardar, proteger, resguardar, salvaguardar | |
Catalan | arrecerar, custodiar, guardar, protegir, resguardar, salvaguardar | |
Nouns | ward | a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another |
warder | a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners |
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