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Ward - definition of ward by The Free Dictionary Ward - definition of ward by The Free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/ward Printer Friendly ward Also found in: Thesaurus , Medical , Legal , Financial , Acronyms , Idioms , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . Related to ward: ward off ward (wôrd) n. 1. a. A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients. b. A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients: a maternity ward. 2. a. A division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes. b. A district of some English and Scottish counties corresponding roughly to the hundred or the wapentake. 3. One of the divisions of a penal institution, such as a prison. 4. An open court or area of a castle or fortification enclosed by walls. 5. a. Law A minor or a person deemed legally incompetent. b. A person under the protection or care of another. 6. Archaic a. The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship. b. The act of keeping watch or being a lookout. c. The state of being under guard; custody. 7. A defensive movement or attitude, especially in fencing; a guard. 8. a. The projecting ridge of a lock or keyhole that prevents the turning of a key other than the proper one. b. The notch cut into a key that corresponds to such a ridge. tr.v. ward·ed , ward·ing , wards Archaic To guard; protect. Phrasal Verb: ward off 1. To turn aside; parry: ward off an opponent's blows. 2. To try to prevent; avert: took vitamins to ward off head colds. [Middle English, action of guarding , from Old English weard , a watching, protection ; see wer- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. ward ( wɔːd ) n 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in many countries) a district into which a city, town, parish, or other area is divided for administration, election of representatives, etc 2. (Medicine) a room in a hospital, esp one for patients requiring similar kinds of care: a maternity ward . 3. (Law) one of the divisions of a prison 4. (Fortifications) an open space enclosed within the walls of a castle 5. (Law) law a. Also called: ward of court a person, esp a minor or one legally incapable of managing his own affairs, placed under the control or protection of a guardian or of a court b. guardianship, as of a minor or legally incompetent person 6. (Law) the state of being under guard or in custody 7. a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another 8. a means of protection 9. (Mechanical Engineering) a. an internal ridge or bar in a lock that prevents an incorrectly cut key from turning b. a corresponding groove cut in a key 10. a less common word for warden 1 vb ( tr ) archaic to guard or protect [Old English weard protector; related to Old High German wart, Old Saxon ward, Old Norse vorthr. See guard] ˈwardless adj Ward ( wɔːd ) n 1. (Biography) Dame Barbara ( Mary ), Baroness Jackson. 1914–81, British economist, environmentalist, and writer. Her books include Spaceship Earth (1966) 2. (Biography) Mrs Humphry, married name of Mary Augusta Arnold. 1851–1920, English novelist. Her novels include Robert Elsmere (1888) and The Case of Richard Meynell (1911) 3. (Biography) Sir Joseph George. 1856–1930, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1906–12; 1928–30) Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 ward (wɔrd) n. 1. a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes. 2. one of the districts into which certain English and Scottish boroughs are divided. 3. a division or large room of a hospital for a particular class of patients: a convalescent ward. 4. any of the separate divisions of a prison. 5. one of the subdivisions of a stake in the Mormon Church, presided over by a bishop. 6. an open space within or between the walls of a castle. 7. a person, esp. a minor, who has been legally placed under the care of a guardian or a court. 8. the state of being under restraining guard or in custody. 9. a movement or posture of defense, as in fencing. 10. a curved ridge of metal in a lock, fitting only a key with a corresponding notch. 11. the notch or slot on a key into which such a ridge fits. 12. the act of keeping guard or protective watch: watch and ward. v.t. 13. to avert or turn aside (danger, an attack, etc.) (usu. fol. by off ): to ward off a blow. 14. to place in a ward, as of a hospital. 15. Archaic. to protect; guard. [before 900; (n.) Middle English warde, Old English weard; (v.) Middle English; Old English weardian, c. Old Saxon wardon, Old High German wartēn, Old Norse vartha; compare guard ] ward′less, adj. Ward (wɔrd) n. 1. (Aaron) Montgomery, 1843–1913, U.S. mail-order retailer. 2. Artemus ( Charles Farrar Browne ), 1834–67, U.S. humorist. 3. Barbara ( Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth ), 1914–81, British economist, journalist, and conservationist. 4. Mrs. Humphry ( Mary Augusta Arnold ), 1851–1920, English novelist, born in Tasmania. -ward a suffix denoting spatial or temporal direction, as specified by the initial element: afterward; backward; seaward. Also, -wards. [Middle English; Old English -weard, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon -ward, Old High German -wart; akin to Latin vertere to turn (see verse )] usage: Words formed with this suffix can be used as adverbs or adjectives. Although both -ward and -wards are standard for the adverbial use, the -ward form is more common in edited American English writing: to reach upward; to fall forward. The adjective form is always -ward : a backward glance. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Ward a body of guards or defenders, as a garrison (its use survives in wardroom); a body of watchmen, 1500; patients in a hospital ward, collectively, 1768. Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. ward Past participle: warded Gerund: warding Imperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative ward ward Present I ward you ward he/she/it wards we ward you ward they ward Preterite I warded you warded he/she/it warded we warded you warded they warded Present Continuous I am warding you are warding he/she/it is warding we are warding you are warding they are warding Present Perfect I have warded you have warded he/she/it has warded we have warded you have warded they have warded Past Continuous I was warding you were warding he/she/it was warding we were warding you were warding they were warding Past Perfect I had warded you had warded he/she/it had warded we had warded you had warded they had warded Future I will ward you will ward he/she/it will ward we will ward you will ward they will ward Future Perfect I will have warded you will have warded he/she/it will have warded we will have warded you will have warded they will have warded Future Continuous I will be warding you will be warding he/she/it will be warding we will be warding you will be warding they will be warding Present Perfect Continuous I have been warding you have been warding he/she/it has been warding we have been warding you have been warding they have been warding Future Perfect Continuous I will have been warding you will have been warding he/she/it will have been warding we will have been warding you will have been warding they will have been warding Past Perfect Continuous I had been warding you had been warding he/she/it had been warding we had been warding you had been warding they had been warding Conditional I would ward you would ward he/she/it would ward we would ward you would ward they would ward Past Conditional I would have warded you would have warded he/she/it would have warded we would have warded you would have warded they would have warded Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 ward An electoral district of a town or city. Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend: Switch to new thesaurus Noun 1. ward - a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another individual , mortal , person , somebody , someone , soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" 2. ward - a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections administrative district , administrative division , territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes municipality - an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government 3. ward - 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" hospital ward block - housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing" detox - the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified hospital , infirmary - a health facility where patients receive treatment maternity ward - a hospital ward that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants 4. Ward - English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) Barbara Ward , Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth 5. Ward - English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920) Mary Augusta Arnold Ward , Mrs. Humphrey Ward 6. Ward - United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order