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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Wardship :: Wardship (n.) The state of begin under a guardian; pupilage.
Aft :: Aft (adv. & a.) Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.
Ultimate :: Ultimate (a.) Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final..
Implosion :: Implosion (n.) A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion..
Spurgall :: Spur (v. i.) To spur on one' horse; to travel with great expedition; to hasten; hence, to press forward in any pursuit..
Make :: Make (v. i.) To proceed; to tend; to move; to go; as, he made toward home; the tiger made at the sportsmen..
Off :: Off (adv.) Denoting a different direction; not on or towards: away; as, to look off..
Inducement :: Inducement (n.) That which induces; a motive or consideration that leads one to action or induces one to act; as, reward is an inducement to toil..
Ply :: Ply (v. i.) To work to windward; to beat.
Graff :: Graff (n.) A steward; an overseer.
Guerdon :: Guerdon (n.) To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for.
Within :: Within (adv.) In the inner part; inwardly; internally.
Indicator :: Indicator (n.) An instrument which draws a diagram showing the varying pressure in the cylinder of an engine or pump at every point of the stroke. It consists of a small cylinder communicating with the engine cylinder and fitted with a piston which the varying pressure drives upward more or less against the resistance of a spring. A lever imparts motion to a pencil which traces the diagram on a card wrapped around a vertical drum which is turned back and forth by a string connected with the pist
Cowhearted :: Cowhearted (a.) Cowardly.
Provection :: Provection (n.) A carrying forward, as of a final letter, to a following word; as, for example, a nickname for an ekename..
Get :: Get (v. t.) To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of; to acquire; to earn; to obtain as a price or reward; to come by; to win, by almost any means; as, to get favor by kindness; to get wealth by industry and economy; to get land by purchase, etc..
Protoplasm :: Protoplasm (n.) The viscid and more or less granular material of vegetable and animal cells, possessed of vital properties by which the processes of nutrition, secretion, and growth go forward; the so-called physical basis of life; the original cell substance, cytoplasm, cytoblastema, bioplasm sarcode, etc..
Proximally :: Proximally (adv.) On or toward a proximal part; proximad.
Judgment :: Judgment (v. i.) The final award; the last sentence.
Haw :: Haw (v. t.) To cause to turn, as a team, to the near side, or toward the driver; as, to haw a team of oxen..
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