ward
Definition
- n. a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
- n. a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
- n. block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
- n. English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
Word forms
- Present participle
- warding
- Past participle
- warded
- Past tense
- warded
- Third person singular
- wards
Example sentences
n.
After the surgery, she was moved to a recovery ward.
vt.
The old castle was warded by a brave knight.