Look up: Ward

1. Ward
   Ward is a city in Lonoke County Arkansas, USA Ward is a township in Moody County South Dakota, USA Ward is a town in Moody County South Dakota, USA Ward is a town in Saluda County South Carolina, USA Ward is a township in Tioga County Pennsylvania, USA Ward is a township in Hocking County Ohio, USA Ward is a town in Allegany County New York, USA Ward is a township in Burke County North Dakota, USA Ward is a township in Todd County Minnesota, USA Ward is a township in Randolph County Indiana, USA Ward is a town in Boulder County Colorado, USA
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2. Ward
   Every local authority in the country is divided into a number of smaller districts known as wards - there are 8,414 in England alone. They form the constituencies for local elections, returning up to three councillors each. The government is also focusing much of its regeneration work on wards which are compact enough to allow money to be targeted at the worst pockets of deprivation.
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3. ward
   [n] - English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) 2. [n] - English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women`s suffrage movement (1851-1920) 3. [n] - United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913) 4. [n] - a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another 5. [n] - a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections 6. [n] - block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
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4. Ward
   a castle courtyard or bailey
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5. ward
   Electoral division of a parliamentary seat or of a district council in an urban area. ...
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6. Ward
   (of castle) An area of land within a castle or a castle's jurisdiction. Sometimes the baileys of a castle called be called separate wards. The can be portions of land at some distance to the main holding's of the magnate - but still included as part of a ward. For example, 'Bedlingtonshire' was treated as part of Chester-le-Street ward (see Norhams…
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7. ward
   any of various administrative divisions. Category: Medicine • a division in a hospital for the care of patients suffering the same disease(a diabetic--)(a isolation--) Category: Building industry • a large room in a hospital where a number of patients are accommodated (a 4-bed --) (a 12-bed --). Category: Medicine
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8. Ward
   Ward noun [ Anglo-Saxon weard , fem., guard, weard , masc., keeper, guard; akin to Old Saxon ward a watcher, warden, German wart , Old High German wart , Icelandic vörðr a warden, a watch, Goth. -wards in daúra wards a doorkeeper, and English wary ; confer Old French warde guard, from the German. See Ware ,
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9. Ward
   Ward transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Warded ; present participle & verbal noun Warding .] [ Middle English wardien , Anglo-Saxon weardian to keep, protect; akin to Old Saxon ward...n to watch, take care, OFries. wardia , Old High German wart...n , German warten to wait, wait on …
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10. Ward
    Ward intransitive verb 1. To be vigilant; to keep guard. 2. To act on the defensive with a weapon. « She redoubling her blows drove the stranger to no other shift than to ward and go back.» Sir P. Sidney.
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11. ward
    1. The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day. See the Note under Watch. "Still, when she slept, he kept both watch and ward." (Spenser) ... 2. One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection. "For the best ward of mine honor." (Shak) "The assieged ca …
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12. ward
    hospital ward noun 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`
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13. ward
    noun a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
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14. ward
    noun a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
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15. Ward
    Aaron Montgomery Ward noun United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
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16. Ward
    Mary Augusta Arnold Ward noun English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women`s suffrage movement (1851-1920)
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17. Ward
    Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth noun English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
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18. Ward
    `Ward` may refer to: * Ward (law), someone placed under the protection of a legal guardian *Ward (country subdivision), an electoral district or unit of local government :*Wards of Japan :*Wards of the United Kingdom :*Wards of the United States * Ward (mechanical lock mechanism), a projecting ridge of metal in a lock casing or keyhole * Ward (LDS Church), a local congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * Ward (fencing), a...
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19. Ward
    `Ward` may refer to: * Ward (law), someone placed under the protection of a legal guardian *Ward (country subdivision), an electoral district or unit of local government :*Wards of Japan :*Wards of the United Kingdom :*Wards of the United States * Ward (mechanical lock mechanism), a projecting ridge of metal in a lock casing or keyhole * Ward (LDS Church), a local congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * Ward (fencing), a...
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20. ward
    (word) a large room in a hospital for the accommodation of several patients. a division within a hospital for the care of numerous patients having the same condition, such as a a maternity ward.
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21. Ward
    • (n.) A division of a county. • (n.) To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off. • (v. i.) To act on the defensive with a weapon. • (n.) To defend by walls, fortifications, etc. • (n.) The state of being under guard or guardianship; confinement under guard; the...
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22. ward
    (from the article `lock`) ...security. The Romans introduced metal for locks, usually iron for the lock itself and often bronze for the key (with the result that keys are ...
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23. Ward
    Ward is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `to guard ` Where is it used? The name Ward is mainly used In English. Ward doesn`t appear In 2007`s top-1000 name list.The last time Ward appeared In the top-1000 was 38 years ago, In 1970. It ranked #720 In that year. . 1890 was a `top year` for the name Ward. (Based on 128 years
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24. ward
    A large room or hall in a hospital containing a number of beds. See Also: unit [A.S. weard]
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25. ward
    courtyard enclosure of a castle. More confined version of a bailey with a stone wall
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