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Noun
An administrative division of a city or borough represented by an electorate
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“Wilde, who represented the Walmgate ward on the City of York Council for 20 years, served as the city's Lord Mayor in 1995.”
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A child under the care of an appointed guardian
“His thoughts were always focussed on the person of the young ward, in whose company he rejoiced and in whose absence he was worried.”
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The protective care or guardianship of someone or something
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“He was to have the tutelage and ward of his children.”
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A separate room in a hospital, typically one allocated to a particular type of patient
“To the children in the hospital ward, it was merely an hour's diversion that didn't make much of an impression.”
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A means or method of defending or separating from
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“Hannibal placed eighty war elephants in front of the entire formation to screen his forming troops, and act as a ward against enemy cavalry attacks.”
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A specialized facility where the ill and injured are treated
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A division of a large organization dealing with a specific area of activity
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Piece protecting part of a vehicle
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A lookout (person who keeps watch)
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The smallest administrative division in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward
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A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born
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A person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer
Verb
(archaic) To defend, guard or protect
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“They rushed amidst the thickest of their enemies, with an intention, rather to strike, than to ward themselves.”
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To admit (a patient) to a hospital ward
“The government would quickly ward the injured victims in the local hospital.”
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To impede the work or progress of
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