Definition of ward

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Ward (n.) A projecting ridge of metal in the interior of a lock, to prevent the use of any key which has not a corresponding notch for passing it..

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Inflexed :: Inflexed (a.) Bent or turned abruptly inwards, or toward the axis, as the petals of a flower..
Snub :: Snub (v. t.) To treat with contempt or neglect, as a forward or pretentious person; to slight designedly..
Descent :: Descent (n.) Inclination downward; a descending way; inclined or sloping surface; declivity; slope; as, a steep descent..
Circinate :: Circinate (a.) Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns..
Lily-livered :: Lily-livered (a.) White-livered; cowardly.
Produce :: Produce (v. t.) To bring forward; to lead forth; to offer to view or notice; to exhibit; to show; as, to produce a witness or evidence in court..
Toggle :: Toggle (n.) A wooden pin tapering toward both ends with a groove around its middle, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope to be secured to any other loop or bight or ring; a kind of button or frog capable of being readily engaged and disengaged for temporary purposes..
Ben :: Ben (adv. & prep.) Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment.
Treat :: Treat (v. t.) To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly..
Belly :: Belly (n.) That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen..
Forwardly :: Forwardly (adv.) Eagerly; hastily; obtrusively.
Declination :: Declination (n.) The angular distance of any object from the celestial equator, either northward or southward..
Premium :: Premium (n.) A reward or recompense; a prize to be won by being before another, or others, in a competition; reward or prize to be adjudged; a bounty; as, a premium for good behavior or scholarship, for discoveries, etc..
Denounce :: Denounce (v. t.) To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression.
Ward :: Ward (n.) One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection..
Southward :: Southward (adv.) Alt. of Southward.
Patronizing :: Patronizing (a.) Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a superior toward another.
Collateral :: Collateral (a.) Tending toward the same conclusion or result as something else; additional; as, collateral evidence..
Mesially :: Mesially (adv.) In, near, or toward, the mesial plane; mesiad..
Bend :: Bend (v. t.) To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to incline.
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