Definition of ward

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Ward (n.) A division of a hospital; as, a fever ward..

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Stoop :: Stoop (v. i.) To bend the upper part of the body downward and forward; to bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or walking; to assume habitually a bent position.
Adward :: Adward (n.) Award.
Curiosity :: Curiosity (n.) That which is curious, or fitted to excite or reward attention..
Topsy-turvy :: Topsy-turvy (adv.) In an inverted posture; with the top or head downward; upside down; as, to turn a carriage topsy-turvy..
Timber :: Timber (n.) A rib, or a curving piece of wood, branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a vertical direction. One timber is composed of several pieces united..
Ward :: Ward (v. i.) To be vigilant; to keep guard.
Westerly :: Westerly (adv.) Toward the west; westward.
Nuddle :: Nuddle (v. i.) To walk quickly with the head bent forward; -- often with along.
Sentiment :: Sentiment (a.) A thought prompted by passion or feeling; a state of mind in view of some subject; feeling toward or respecting some person or thing; disposition prompting to action or expression.
Balance :: Balance (v. i.) To move toward a person or couple, and then back..
Thenceforward :: Thenceforward (adv.) From that time onward; thenceforth.
Oscillatory :: Oscillatory (a.) Moving, or characterized by motion, backward and forward like a pendulum; swinging; oscillating; vibratory; as, oscillatory motion..
Backstay :: Backstay (n.) A rope or strap used to prevent excessive forward motion.
Headmost :: Headmost (a.) Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a fleet..
Stoop :: Stoop (n.) The act of stooping, or bending the body forward; inclination forward; also, an habitual bend of the back and shoulders..
Unready :: Unready (a.) Not ready or prepared; not prompt; slow; awkward; clumsy.
Deflection :: Deflection (n.) A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction.
Jurel :: "Jurel (n.) A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts (Caranx chrysos), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food fish; -- called also hardtail, horse crevalle, jack, buffalo jack, skipjack, yellow mackerel, and sometimes, improperly, horse mackerel. Other species of Caranx (as C. fallax) are also sometimes called jurel..
Chicken-breasted :: Chicken-breasted (a.) Having a narrow, projecting chest, caused by forward curvature of the vertebral column..
Wardroom :: Wardroom (n.) A room occupied as a messroom by the commissioned officers of a war vessel. See Gunroom.
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