Avant-guard
(n.) The van or advanced body of an army. See Vanguard. |
Axle guard
() The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically |
Castle-guard
(n.) The guard or defense of a castle. |
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-guard
(n.) A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time. |
Guard
(n.) To protect from danger |
Guard
(n.) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like. |
Guard
(n.) To protect the edge of, esp. with an ornamental border |
Guard
(n.) To fasten by binding |
Guard
(v. i.) To watch by way of caution or defense |
Guard
(v. t.) One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack |
Guard
(v. t.) A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a person or position |
Guard
(v. t.) One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train |
Guard
(v. t.) Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss |
Guard
(v. t.) That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand. |
Guard
(v. t.) Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a garment. |
Guard
(v. t.) A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person or dress. |
Guard
(v. t.) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel. |
Guard
(v. t.) An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull |
Guard
(v. t.) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a bow, to protect the trigger. |
Guard
(v. t.) An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled. |
Guard
(v. t.) A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber exercise. |
Guard
(v. t.) An expression or admission intended to secure against objections or censure. |
Guard
(v. t.) Watch |
Guard
(v. t.) The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the Belemnites. |
Shin
(n.) The front part of the leg below the knee |
Shin
(n.) A fish plate for rails. |
Shin
(v. i.) To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like |
Shin
(v. i.) To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as for the payment of one's notes at the bank. |
Shin
(v. t.) To climb (a pole, etc.) by shinning up. |
Stack-guard
(n.) A covering or protection, as a canvas, for a stack. |
| guard | a position on a basketball team |
| guard | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, guards must be good blockers |
guard duty
guard sentry duty
sentry go | the duty of serving as a sentry, he was on guard that night |
precaution
safeguard
guard | a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc., he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution, an insurance policy is a good safeguard, we let our guard down |
| guard hair | coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals |
watchdog
guard dog | a dog trained to guard property |
arm guard
arm pad | a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers |
| bumper guard | vertical bars attached to a bumper to prevent locking bumpers with another vehicle |
cattle guard
cattle grid | a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle |
| face guard | face mask consisting of a strong wire mesh on the front of football helmets |
fob
watch chain
watch guard | short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest |
guard
safety
safety device | a device designed to prevent injury or accidents |
| guard boat | a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships |
| guard ship | a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron |
| guard's van | the car on a train that is occupied by the guard |
mudguard
splash guard
splash-guard | a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels |
shin guard
shinpad | a stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins |
| guard | a posture of defence in boxing or fencing, keep your guard up |
| shin | the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle |
tibia
shinbone
shin bone
shin | the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle |
| shin | the nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
shin
shin bone | a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg |
United States Coast Guard
U. S. Coast Guard
US Coast Guard | an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce |
Air National Guard
ANG | a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies |
| guard | a military unit serving to protect some place or person |
| provost guard | a detachment under the command of a provost marshall |
| Red Guard | a radical political movement by Chinese youths who espoused Maoist principles |
| Republican Guard | formerly Iraq's elite military unit whose primary role was to protect the government in Baghdad |
Shin Bet
General Security Services | the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency, the Shin Bet also handles overall security for Israel's national airline |
| home guard | a volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere |
National Guard
home reserve | United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government, subject to call by either |
National Guard Bureau
NGB | the agency that administers the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, provides liaison between the Army and the Air Force and various National Guard units |
Army National Guard
ARNG | a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies |
| old guard | a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas |
| Praetorian Guard | the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome |
| bank guard | a security guard at a bank |
| color guard | a ceremonial escort for the (regimental) colors |
| crossing guard | someone who helps people (especially children) at a traffic crossing |
doorkeeper
doorman
door guard
hall porter
porter gatekeeper
ostiary | someone who guards an entrance |
| guard | the person who plays that position on a football team, the left guard was injured on the play |
prison guard
jailer
jailor
gaoler
screw
turnkey | someone who guards prisoners |
| guard | a person who keeps watch over something or someone |
| guard | the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team |
honor guard
guard of honor | an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral |
Praetorian Guard
Praetorian | a member of the Praetorian Guard |
watchman
watcher security guard | a guard who keeps watch |
yeoman yeoman of the guard
beefeater | officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch |
| shin splints | painful inflammation of the muscles around the shins, frequent among runners |
guard
ward | watch over or shield from danger or harm, protect, guard my possessions while I'm away |
| defend guard hold | protect against a challenge or attack, Hold that position behind the trees!, Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks |