| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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