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. |
Rear
(adv.) Early |
Rear
(n.) The back or hindmost part |
Rear
(n.) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest. |
Rear
(a.) Being behind, or in the hindmost part |
Rear
(v. t.) To place in the rear |
Rear
(v. t.) To raise |
Rear
(v. t.) To erect by building |
Rear
(v. t.) To lift and take up. |
Rear
(v. t.) To bring up to maturity, as young |
Rear
(v. t.) To breed and raise |
Rear
(v. t.) To rouse |
Rear
(v. i.) To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse |
Rear-horse
(n.) A mantis. |
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 |
breech
rear of barrel
rear of tube | opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded |
| 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 |
rear
back | the side that goes last or is not normally seen, he wrote the date on the back of the photograph |
| rear window | car window that allows vision out of the back of the car |
shin guard
shinpad | a stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins |
taillight
tail lamp
rear light
rear lamp | lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle |
| guard | a posture of defence in boxing or fencing, keep your guard up |
c buttocks
nates
arse butt
backside
bum
buns
can
fundament
hindquarters
hind end
keister
posterior
prat
rear
rear end
rump
stern
seat
tail tail end
tooshie
tush
bottom
behind
derriere
fanny
ass a d | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on, he deserves a good kick in the butt, are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing? |
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 |
| 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 |
| rear | the back of a military formation or procession, infantrymen were in the rear |
| back rear | the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer, he stood at the back of the stage, it was hidden in the rear of the store |
rear
backside
back end | the side of an object that is opposite its front, his room was toward the rear of the hotel |
| 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 |
| rear admiral | an admiral junior to a vice admiral |
watchman
watcher security guard | a guard who keeps watch |