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We have spotted WARD (4 Letters) a total of 122 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with WARD and also when and where was it last seen:
Definition
• | The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day. See the Note under Watch, n., 1. |
• | One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection. |
• | The state of being under guard or guardianship; confinement under guard; the condition of a child under a guardian; custody. |
• | A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing; guard. |
• | One who, or that which, is guarded. |
• | A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery. |
• | A division of a county. |
• | A division, district, or quarter of a town or city. |
• | A division of a forest. |
• | A division of a hospital; as, a fever ward. |
• | 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. |
• | A notch or slit in a key corresponding to a ridge in the lock which it fits; a ward notch. |
• | To keep in safety; to watch; to guard; formerly, in a specific sense, to guard during the day time. |
• | To defend; to protect. |
• | To defend by walls, fortifications, etc. |
• | To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off. |
• | To be vigilant; to keep guard. |
• | To act on the defensive with a weapon. |
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Usage among publishers:
- New York Times: Nov 18, 2024
- New York Times: Nov 14, 2024
- Newsday: May 5, 2024
- Universal: May 20, 2023
- Eugene Sheffer: May 3, 2023
- New York Times: Apr 26, 2023
- New York Times: Mar 24, 2023
- LA Times: Mar 10, 2023
- Wall Street Journal: Feb 22, 2023