WARD
Scrabble letter values: W4A1R1D2 = 8
Definition
- verb watch over or shield from danger or harm. — synonyms: guard
- noun a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another.
- noun a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections.
- noun block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care. — synonyms: hospital_ward
- noun English economist and conservationist (1914-1981). — synonyms: Barbara_Ward, Baroness_Jackson_of_Lodsworth
- noun English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920). — synonyms: Mrs._Humphrey_Ward, Mary_Augusta_Arnold_Ward
- noun United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913). — synonyms: Montgomery_Ward, Aaron_Montgomery_Ward
- noun a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells). — synonyms: cellblock
Examples
- “protect”
- “guard my possessions while I'm away”
- “they put her in a 4-bed ward”