Overview of noun ward

The noun ward has 7 senses

• ward -- (a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another)


• ward -- (a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections)


• ward, 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")


• Ward, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth -- (English economist and conservationist (1914-1981))


• Ward, Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward -- (English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920))


• Ward, Montgomery Ward, Aaron Montgomery Ward -- (United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913))


• cellblock, ward -- (a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells))

Overview of verb ward

The verb ward has 1 sense

• guard, ward -- (watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away")