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noun(ward)
the action or process of guarding
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noun(ward)
a body of guards
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noun(ward)
the state of being under guard; especially : custody
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verb(ward)
to keep watch over : guard
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verb(ward)
to turn aside (something threatening) : deflect —usually used with off
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adjective suffix(ward)
that moves, tends, faces, or is directed toward
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adjective suffix(ward)
that occurs or is situated in the direction of
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adverb suffix(ward)
in a (specified) spatial or temporal direction
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adverb suffix(ward)
toward a (specified) point, position, or area
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biographical name(ward)
(Aaron) Montgomery 1843—1913 American merchant
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Artemas 1727—1800 American general in Revolution
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biographical name(ward)
Artemus
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Barbara 1914—1981 Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth English economist
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biographical name(ward)
Sir Joseph George 1856—1930 New Zealand statesman
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Mary Augusta 1851—1920 Mrs. Humphry Ward née Arnold English novelist

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