Definition of ward

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Ward (n.) A notch or slit in a key corresponding to a ridge in the lock which it fits; a ward notch.

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Forwarded :: Forwarded (imp. & p. p.) of Forwar.
Instigate :: Instigate (v. t.) To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime.
Henceforward :: Henceforward (adv.) From this time forward; henceforth.
Sundial :: Sundew (n.) Any plant of the genus Drosera, low bog plants whose leaves are beset with pediceled glands which secrete a viscid fluid that glitters like dewdrops and attracts and detains insects. After an insect is caught, the glands curve inward like tentacles and the leaf digests it. Called also lustwort..
Scratch :: Scratch (v. t.) To write or draw hastily or awkwardly.
Soar :: Soar (n.) The act of soaring; upward flight.
Flatwise :: Flatwise (a. / adv.) With the flat side downward, or next to another object; not edgewise..
High-reaching :: High-reaching (a.) Reaching high or upward; hence, ambitious; aspiring..
Chit :: Chit (n.) A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal..
Crown :: Crown (n.) A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction; hence, anything given on account of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort; a reward..
Up :: Up (adv.) From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; -- used with verbs of motion expressed or implied..
Recurvation :: Recurvation (n.) The act of recurving, or the state of being recurved; a bending or flexure backward..
Distally :: Distally (adv.) Toward a distal part.
Ongoing :: Ongoing (n.) The act of going forward; progress; (pl.) affairs; business; current events.
Eversion :: Eversion (n.) The state of being turned back or outward; as, eversion of eyelids; ectropium..
On :: On (prep.) Forward, in progression; onward; -- usually with a verb of motion; as, move on; go on..
Bistoury :: Bistoury (n.) A surgical instrument consisting of a slender knife, either straight or curved, generally used by introducing it beneath the part to be divided, and cutting towards the surface..
Repine :: Repine (v. i.) To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur.
Colter :: Colter (n.) A knife or cutter, attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard..
Crab :: Crab (v. i.) To drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel..
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