·noun A division of a forest.
II. Ward ·noun A division of a county.
III. Ward ·vi To be vigilant; to keep guard.
IV. Ward ·noun One who, or that which, is guarded.
V. Ward ·noun To defend by walls, fortifications, ·etc.
VI. Ward ·vi To act on the defensive with a weapon.
VII. Ward ·noun A division of a hospital; as, a fever ward.
VIII. Ward ·noun A division, district, or quarter of a town or city.
IX. Ward ·noun A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing; guard.
XI. Ward ·noun A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery.
XII. Ward ·noun A notch or slit in a key corresponding to a ridge in the lock which it fits; a ward notch.
XIII. Ward ·noun One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection.
XIV. Ward ·adj The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day. ·see the Note under Watch, ·noun, 1.
XV. Ward ·noun The state of being under guard or guardianship; confinement under guard; the condition of a child under a guardian; custody.
XVI. Ward ·noun To fend off; to
Repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches;
- usually followed by off.
XVII. Ward ·noun 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.
XVIII. Ward ·noun To keep in safety; to
Watch; to
Guard; formerly, in a specific sense, to guard during the day time.