Definition of ward

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Ward (n.) To keep in safety; to watch; to guard; formerly, in a specific sense, to guard during the day time..

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Invalorous :: Invalorous (a.) Not valorous; cowardly.
Ward :: Ward (n.) A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing; guard..
Guerdon :: Guerdon (n.) A reward; requital; recompense; -- used in both a good and a bad sense.
Forge :: Forge (v. t.) To impel forward slowly; as, to forge a ship forward..
Abhor :: Abhor (v. t.) To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.
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..
Gauge :: Gauge (n.) Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind; as, a vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it..
Beard :: Beard (n.) A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out..
Deflexed :: Deflexed (a.) Bent abruptly downward.
Intercept :: Intercept (v. t.) To interrupt communication with, or progress toward; to cut off, as the destination; to blockade..
Reserve :: Reserve (n.) Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
Shedder :: Shedder (n.) A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft; -- applied especially to the edible crabs, which are most prized while in this state..
Advance :: Advance (v. i.) To move or go forward; to proceed; as, he advanced to greet me..
Sympathy :: Sympathy (n.) Kindness of feeling toward one who suffers; pity; commiseration; compassion.
Malevolence :: Malevolence (n.) The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of Malice.
Luff :: Luff (n.) The side of a ship toward the wind.
Reserved :: Reserved (a.) Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings; not free or frank..
Clumsily :: Clumsily (adv.) In a clumsy manner; awkwardly; as, to walk clumsily..
Ventral :: Ventral (a.) Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the center of a flower..
Southward :: Southward (adv.) Alt. of Southward.
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