Definition of ward

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Ward (n.) The state of being under guard or guardianship; confinement under guard; the condition of a child under a guardian; custody.

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Airwards :: Airwards (adv.) Toward the air; upward.
Propulsion :: Propulsion (n.) The act driving forward or away; the act or process of propelling; as, steam propulsion..
Retro- :: Retro- () A prefix or combining form signifying backward, back; as, retroact, to act backward; retrospect, a looking back..
Drive :: Drive (n.) Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a forced or hurried dispatch of business..
Deflection :: Deflection (n.) The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation..
Properate :: Properate (v. t. & i.) To hasten, or press forward..
Awarded :: Awarded (imp. & p. p.) of Awar.
Heavenward :: Heavenward (a & adv.) Toward heaven.
Contestant :: Contestant (n.) One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.
Appulse :: Appulse (n.) A driving or running towards; approach; impulse; also, the act of striking against..
Mess :: Mess (n.) A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common; especially, persons in the military or naval service who eat at the same table; as, the wardroom mess..
Left-handiness :: Left-handiness (n.) The state or quality of being left-handed; awkwardness.
Reciprocate :: Reciprocate (v. i.) To move forward and backward alternately; to recur in vicissitude; to act interchangeably; to alternate.
Forecastle :: Forecastle (n.) In merchant vessels, the forward part of the vessel, under the deck, where the sailors live..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To advance; to cause to go forward; -- used only in past participle.
Obimbricate :: Obimbricate (a.) Imbricated, with the overlapping ends directed downward..
Clumsy :: Clumsy (superl.) Without skill or grace; wanting dexterity, nimbleness, or readiness; stiff; awkward, as if benumbed; unwieldy; unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate; as, a clumsy person; a clumsy workman; clumsy fingers; a clumsy gesture; a clumsy excuse..
Indignity :: Indignity (n.) Any action toward another which manifests contempt for him; an offense against personal dignity; unmerited contemptuous treatment; contumely; incivility or injury, accompanied with insult..
Plume :: Plume (v.) A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward.
Presentable :: Presentable (a.) Capable or admitting of being presented; suitable to be exhibited, represented, or offered; fit to be brought forward or set forth; hence, fitted to be introduced to another, or to go into society; as, ideas that are presentable in simple language; she is not presentable in such a gown..
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