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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Autocracy :: Autocracy (n.) The action of the vital principle, or of the instinctive powers, toward the preservation of the individual; also, the vital principle..
Poor-spirited :: Poor-spirited (a.) Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base.
Romeward :: Romeward (adv.) Toward Rome, or toward the Roman Catholic Church..
East :: East (adv.) Eastward.
Northwest :: Northwest (adv.) Toward the northwest.
Upwards :: Upwards (adv.) In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; -- opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll upward..
East :: East (v. i.) To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east; to orientate.
Dextro- :: Dextro- () A prefix, from L. dexter, meaning, pertaining to, or toward, the right.
Rise :: Rise (v.) To grow upward; to attain a certain height; as, this elm rises to the height of seventy feet..
Forwardness :: Forwardness (n.) The quality of being forward; cheerful readiness; promtness; as, the forwardness of Christians in propagating the gospel..
Cerebripetal :: Cerebripetal (a.) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the spinal cord to the brain and so transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the exterior inwards.
Neodamode :: Neodamode (n.) In ancient Sparta, one of those Helots who were freed by the state in reward for military service..
Exterior :: Exterior (a.) External; outward; pertaining to that which is external; -- opposed to interior; as, the exterior part of a sphere..
Manciple :: Manciple (n.) A steward; a purveyor, particularly of a college or Inn of Court..
Downward :: Downward (a.) Tending to a lower condition or state; depressed; dejected; as, downward thoughts..
Jaw :: "Jaw (n.) One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the jaws of a stone-crushing machine..
Geosynclinal :: Geosynclinal (n.) the downward bend or subsidence of the earth's crust, which allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence forms the first step in the making of a mountain range; -- opposed to geanticlinal..
Westward :: Westward (n.) The western region or countries; the west.
Basset :: Basset (a.) Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata..
Warison :: Warison (v. t.) Reward; requital; guerdon.
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