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