Unscramble ward

Definition of ward

noun:

• a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another.
• a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections.
• 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". Synonyms: hospital ward.
• English economist and conservationist (1914-1981). Synonyms: Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, Ward.
• English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920). Synonyms: Mary Augusta Arnold Ward, Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Ward.
• United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913). Synonyms: Aaron Montgomery Ward, Montgomery Ward, Ward.
• a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells). Synonyms: cellblock.

verb:

• watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away". Synonyms: guard.

Related words

detox, shepherd.

Words nearby

award, bard, card, dard, hard, lard, nard, sard, sward, wad, wand, war, ware, warm, warn, warp, wart, wary, word, wyrd, yard.

Rhymes with

aboard, accord, adored, afford, award, board, bored, chord, cord, fjord, floored, ford, gourd, hoard, horde, ignored, lord, prerecord, prerecord, record.