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ward
(wôrd)n.
1.
a. A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients.
b. A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients: a maternity ward.
2.
a. A division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes.
b. A district of some English and Scottish counties corresponding roughly to the hundred or the wapentake.
3. One of the divisions of a penal institution, such as a prison.
4. An open court or area of a castle or fortification enclosed by walls.
5.
a. Law A minor or a person deemed legally incompetent.
b. A person under the protection or care of another.
6. Archaic
a. The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship.
b. The act of keeping watch or being a lookout.
c. The state of being under guard; custody.
7. A defensive movement or attitude, especially in fencing; a guard.
8.
a. The projecting ridge of a lock or keyhole that prevents the turning of a key other than the proper one.
b. The notch cut into a key that corresponds to such a ridge.
tr.v. ward·ed, ward·ing, wards Archaic
Phrasal Verb: To guard; protect.
ward off
1. To turn aside; parry: ward off an opponent's blows.
2. To try to prevent; avert: took vitamins to ward off head colds.
[Middle English, action of guarding, from Old English weard, a watching, protection; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
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ward
(wɔːd)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in many countries) a district into which a city, town, parish, or other area is divided for administration, election of representatives, etc
2. (Medicine) a room in a hospital, esp one for patients requiring similar kinds of care: a maternity ward.
3. (Law) one of the divisions of a prison
4. (Fortifications) an open space enclosed within the walls of a castle
5. (Law) law
a. Also called: ward of court a person, esp a minor or one legally incapable of managing his own affairs, placed under the control or protection of a guardian or of a court
b. guardianship, as of a minor or legally incompetent person
6. (Law) the state of being under guard or in custody
7. a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
8. a means of protection
9. (Mechanical Engineering)
a. an internal ridge or bar in a lock that prevents an incorrectly cut key from turning
b. a corresponding groove cut in a key
10. a less common word for warden1
vb
(tr) archaic to guard or protect
[Old English weard protector; related to Old High German wart, Old Saxon ward, Old Norse vorthr. See guard]
ˈwardless adj
Ward
(wɔːd)n
1. (Biography) Dame Barbara (Mary), Baroness Jackson. 1914–81, British economist, environmentalist, and writer. Her books include Spaceship Earth (1966)
2. (Biography) Mrs Humphry, married name of Mary Augusta Arnold. 1851–1920, English novelist. Her novels include Robert Elsmere (1888) and The Case of Richard Meynell (1911)
3. (Biography) Sir Joseph George. 1856–1930, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1906–12; 1928–30)
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ward
(wɔrd)n.
1. a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
2. one of the districts into which certain English and Scottish boroughs are divided.
3. a division or large room of a hospital for a particular class of patients: a convalescent ward.
4. any of the separate divisions of a prison.
5. one of the subdivisions of a stake in the Mormon Church, presided over by a bishop.
6. an open space within or between the walls of a castle.
7. a person, esp. a minor, who has been legally placed under the care of a guardian or a court.
8. the state of being under restraining guard or in custody.
9. a movement or posture of defense, as in fencing.
10. a curved ridge of metal in a lock, fitting only a key with a corresponding notch.
11. the notch or slot on a key into which such a ridge fits.
12. the act of keeping guard or protective watch: watch and ward.
v.t. 13. to avert or turn aside (danger, an attack, etc.) (usu. fol. by off): to ward off a blow.
14. to place in a ward, as of a hospital.
15. Archaic. to protect; guard.
[before 900; (n.) Middle English warde, Old English weard; (v.) Middle English; Old English weardian, c. Old Saxon wardon, Old High German wartēn, Old Norse vartha; compare guard]
ward′less, adj.
Ward
(wɔrd)n.
1. (Aaron) Montgomery, 1843–1913, U.S. mail-order retailer.
2. Artemus (Charles Farrar Browne), 1834–67, U.S. humorist.
3. Barbara (Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth), 1914–81, British economist, journalist, and conservationist.
4. Mrs. Humphry (Mary Augusta Arnold), 1851–1920, English novelist, born in Tasmania.
-ward
a suffix denoting spatial or temporal direction, as specified by the initial element: afterward; backward; seaward. Also, -wards.
[Middle English; Old English -weard, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon -ward, Old High German -wart; akin to Latin vertere to turn (see verse)]
usage: Words formed with this suffix can be used as adverbs or adjectives. Although both -ward and -wards are standard for the adverbial use, the -ward form is more common in edited American English writing: to reach upward; to fall forward. The adjective form is always -ward: a backward glance.
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Ward
a body of guards or defenders, as a garrison (its use survives in wardroom); a body of watchmen, 1500; patients in a hospital ward, collectively, 1768.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ward
Past participle: warded
Gerund: warding
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ward
An electoral district of a town or city.
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| Noun | 1. | ward - a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another |
| 2. | ward - a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes municipality - an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government | |
| 3. |  ward - block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they put her in a 4-bed ward"block - housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing" detox - the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified maternity ward - a hospital ward that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants | |
| 4. | Ward - English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) | |
| 5. |  Ward - English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920) | |
| 6. |  Ward - United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913) | |
| 7. | ward - a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells) block - housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing" death house, death row - the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution prison, prison house - a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment | |
| Verb | 1. | ward - watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away" protect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" shepherd - watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils |
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ward
noun
1. room, department, unit, quarter, division, section, apartment, cubicle A toddler was admitted to the emergency ward.
ward someone off drive off, resist, confront, fight off, block, oppose, thwart, hold off, repel, fend off, beat off, keep someone at bay, keep someone at arm's length She may have tried to ward off her assailant.
ward something off
1. avert, turn away, fend off, stave off, avoid, block, frustrate, deflect, repel, forestall A rowan cross was hung over the door to ward off evil.
2. parry, avert, deflect, fend off, avoid, block, repel, turn aside He lifted his hands as if to ward off a blow.
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ward
noun2. The state of being detained by legal authority:
3. The act or a means of defending:
1. To keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:
Archaic: fend.
ward off
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Translations
obvodpokoj
stuetilsynsbarndistrikt
hallintoalueosasto
bolnička sobaodjel
gyámolt
deildskjólstæîingur
区病棟
구병실
palata
aizbilstamais
poručenec
oddelek
distriktsal
เขตเลือกตั้งตึกคนไข้
phòng bệnhphường
ward
[wɔːd]A. N
1. (Jur) (= person) → pupilo/a m/f
he is her ward → (él) está bajo su tutela
to make sb a ward of court → poner a algn bajo la protección or el amparo del tribunal
he is her ward → (él) está bajo su tutela
to make sb a ward of court → poner a algn bajo la protección or el amparo del tribunal
4. [of key] → guarda f
B. CPD ward heeler N (US) (Pol) → muñidor m
ward round N (Med) → visita f de salas
ward sister N (Med) → enfermera f jefe de sala
ward round N (Med) → visita f de salas
ward sister N (Med) → enfermera f jefe de sala
ward off VT + ADV [+ attack] → rechazar; [+ blow] → parar, desviar; [+ infection] → protegerse de; [+ danger] → protegerse contra, conjurar; [+ evil spirits] → conjurar
to ward off the cold → protegerse del frío
to ward off the cold → protegerse del frío
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ward
n
(Jur: = person) → Mündel nt; ward of court → Mündel nt → unter Amtsvormundschaft; to make somebody a ward of court → jdn unter Amtsvormundschaft stellen
(Jur: state) (to be) in ward → unter Vormundschaft (stehen)
ward
:wardroom
n (Naut) → Offiziersmesse f
ward round
n (Med) → Visite f
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ward
[wɔːd] nc. (Pol) → collegio (elettorale)
ward off vt + adv (blow, attack) → parare, schivare; (attacker) → respingere; (danger, depression) → scongiurare
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ward
(woːd) noun1. a room with a bed or beds for patients in a hospital etc. He is in a surgical ward of the local hospital.
2. a person who is under the legal control and care of someone who is not his or her parent or (a ward of court) of a court. She was made a ward of court so that she could not marry until she was eighteen.
ˈwarder noun a person who guards prisoners in a jail. He shot a warder and escaped from jail.
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ward
→ جَنَاح, دَائِرَة obvod, pokoj distrikt, stue Bezirk, Station θάλαμος νοσοκομείου, συνοικία distrito, sala hallintoalue, osasto circonscription, service bolnička soba, odjel circoscrizione, corsia 区, 病棟 구, 병실 buurt, ziekenhuisafdeling avdeling, bydel oddział, pokój szpitalny ala de hospital, distrito палата, район distrikt, sal เขตเลือกตั้ง, ตึกคนไข้ bölge, koğuş phòng bệnh, phường 病房, 行政区Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ward
n. sala de hospital;
isolation ___ → sala de aislamiento;
___ diet → dieta hospitalaria;
___ of the state → bajo custodia, bajo tutela del estado.
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ward
n (of a hospital) sala; maternity — sala de maternidad; observation — sala de observaciónEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.