Definition of ward

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Ward (n.) One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection..

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#NAME? :: -ward (v. i.) Alt. of -ward.
Corona :: Corona (n.) A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
Ward :: Ward (n.) A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery..
Anticous :: Anticous (a.) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily..
Advance :: Advance (v. i.) To move or go forward; to proceed; as, he advanced to greet me..
Prize :: Prize (n.) A contest for a reward; competition.
Efferent :: Efferent (a.) Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc..
Reproach :: Reproach (v.) The act of reproaching; censure mingled with contempt; contumelious or opprobrious language toward any person; abusive reflections; as, severe reproach..
Vaward :: Vaward (n.) The fore part; van.
Windward :: Windward (adv.) Toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows.
Hyperapophysis :: Hyperapophysis (n.) A lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side of a vertebra.
Blueback :: Blueback (n.) A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) of the Columbia River and northward.
Nutant :: Nutant (a.) Nodding; having the top bent downward.
Upwards :: Upwards (adv.) In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; -- opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll upward..
Set :: Set (v. i.) To have a certain direction in motion; to flow; to move on; to tend; as, the current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward..
Gawky :: Gawky (superl.) Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. -- n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from stupidity, a gawk..
Honest :: Honest (a.) Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession..
Drove :: Drove (n.) Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove..
Schoolward :: Schoolward (adv.) Toward school.
Sward-cutter :: Sward (v. t. & i.) To produce sward upon; to cover, or be covered, with sward..
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