Bridge-ward
(n.) A bridge keeper |
Bridge-ward
(n.) The principal ward of a key. |
March-ward
(n.) A warden of the marches |
-ward
(v. i.) Alt. of -wards |
-wards
(v. i.) Suffixes denoting course or direction to |
Ward
(a.) The act of guarding |
Ward
(n.) One who, or that which, guards |
Ward
(n.) The state of being under guard or guardianship |
Ward
(n.) A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing |
Ward
(n.) One who, or that which, is guarded. |
Ward
(n.) A minor or person under the care of a guardian |
Ward
(n.) A division of a county. |
Ward
(n.) A division, district, or quarter of a town or city. |
Ward
(n.) A division of a forest. |
Ward
(n.) A division of a hospital |
Ward
(n.) A projecting ridge of metal in the interior of a lock, to prevent the use of any key which has not a corresponding notch for passing it. |
Ward
(n.) A notch or slit in a key corresponding to a ridge in the lock which it fits |
Ward
(n.) To keep in safety |
Ward
(n.) To defend |
Ward
(n.) To defend by walls, fortifications, etc. |
Ward
(n.) To fend off |
Ward
(v. i.) To be vigilant |
Ward
(v. i.) To act on the defensive with a weapon. |
Ward-corn
(n.) The duty of keeping watch and ward (see the Note under Watch, n., 1) with a horn to be blown upon any occasion of surprise. |
-wards
() See -ward. |