Definition of ward

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Ward (n.) To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off..

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Upcast :: Upcast (v. t.) To cast or throw up; to turn upward.
Equinoctially :: Equinoctially (adv.) Towards the equinox.
Drama :: Drama (n.) A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by actors on the stage..
Wayward :: Wayward (a.) Taking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse; willful.
Buff :: Buff (n.) The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray, or brown..
Awkly :: Awkly (adv.) Awkwardly.
Northwesterly :: Northwesterly (a.) Toward the northwest, or from the northwest..
Towardly :: Towardly (a.) Same as Toward, a., 2..
Aukward :: Aukward (a.) See Awkward.
Pulsion :: Pulsion (n.) The act of driving forward; propulsion; -- opposed to suction or traction.
Coistril :: Coistril (n.) A mean, paltry fellow; a coward..
Sergeant :: Sergeant (n.) Formerly, in England, an officer nearly answering to the more modern bailiff of the hundred; also, an officer whose duty was to attend on the king, and on the lord high steward in court, to arrest traitors and other offenders. He is now called sergeant-at-arms, and two of these officers, by allowance of the sovereign, attend on the houses of Parliament (one for each house) to execute their commands, and another attends the Court Chancery..
Ward :: Ward (n.) One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection..
Castle-guard :: Castle-guard (n.) A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward..
Fromward :: Fromward (prep.) Alt. of Fromward.
Approach :: Approach (v. i.) The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post..
Good :: Good (superl.) Kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite; propitious; friendly; well-disposed; -- often followed by to or toward, also formerly by unto..
Inrush :: Inrush (n.) A rush inwards; as, the inrush of the tide..
Increscent :: Increscent (a.) Increasing; on the increase; -- said of the moon represented as the new moon, with the points turned toward the dexter side..
View :: View (n.) That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object, aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view of escaping..
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