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ward n. a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
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ward n. a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
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ward n. [
hospital ward] 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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ward v. [
guard] watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away"
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ward n. [
Ward, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth] English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
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