ward

/wˈɔɹd/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
2. a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
3. 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”
4. English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
5. English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)
6. United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
7. a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)

verb

1. watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
   “guard my possessions while I'm away”

Synonyms for ward

• hospital ward
• Barbara Ward
• Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
• Mrs. Humphrey Ward
• Mary Augusta Arnold Ward
• Montgomery Ward
• Aaron Montgomery Ward
• cellblock
• guard

Words that rhyme with ward

• board
• record
• concord
• ford
• reward
• accord
• cord
• award
• aboard
• afford
• chord
• lord
• fingerboard
• gourd
• hoard
• horde
• outboard
• aboveboard
• backboard
• bored
• cardboard
• clapboard
• dashboard
• floorboard
• keyboard
• overboard
• skateboard
• smorgasbord
• snowboard
• springboard