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ward
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a large room in a hospital with beds for several patients, or a section for one type of patient.
Patients under the age of sixteen stay in the children's ward.- synonyms:
- room, wing
- similar words:
- area, division, floor, section, unit
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definition 2: |
an area of some cities or towns set apart for the purpose of voting.
Our city is divided into five wards, and each elects its own representative to the city council.- synonyms:
- district, precinct
- similar words:
- area, division, quarter, region, section, zone
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definition 3: |
a child or other person who has been placed under control of a person or group other than a parent by a court of law.
A prisoner is a ward of the state.After her parents died, Anne became a ward of her relatives.- similar words:
- charge, dependent, orphan
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related words: |
neighborhood |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
wards, warding, warded |
definition: |
to prevent or turn aside (usually followed by "off").
He could not ward off the flu.The knight warded off the blow with his shield.- synonyms:
- avert, deflect
- similar words:
- anticipate, block, prevent, reject, repel, resist, withstand
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