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- DictionaryWard/wôrd/
noun
- 1. a separate room in a hospital, typically one allocated to a particular type of patient: "a children's ward"
- 2. an administrative division of a city or borough that typically elects and is represented by a councilor or councilors: "the second most marginal ward in Westminster"
verb
- 1. guard; protect: archaic "it was his duty to ward the king"
- 2. admit to or care for in a hospital ward. SE Asian
The meaning of WARD is the action or process of guarding. How to use ward in a sentence.
one of the parts or large rooms into which a hospital is divided, usually with beds for patients: a geriatric / maternity / psychiatric ward. US. one of the parts into which a prison is divided. Fewer examples. The ward was full of children infected with TB.
a person who is under the protection or control of another. Synonyms: protégé. a movement or posture of defense, as in fencing. a curved ridge of metal inside a lock, forming an obstacle to the passage of a key that does not have a corresponding notch. the notch or slot in the bit of a key into which such a ridge fits.
a person, especially a child, who is legally put under the protection of a law court or a guardian: The girl was made a ward of the state to stop her father taking her out of the country. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. -ward. suffix. us / -wɚd / uk / -wəd / toward the stated place or direction: At least we're homeward bound.
A ward is a group of rooms or a section in a hospital or prison; in a hospital, different wards deal with different needs, like the psychiatric ward or maternity ward.
n. 1. a. A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients. b. A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients: a maternity ward. 2. a. A division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes.
1. a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes. 2. one of the districts into which certain English and Scottish boroughs are divided. 3. a division, floor, or room of a hospital for a particular class or group of patients. a convalescent ward. a critical ward. 4.
Definition of ward noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ward meaning: a room in a hospital where people receiving treatment stay, often for the same type of illness: . Learn more.
1. a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes. 2. one of the districts into which certain English and Scottish boroughs are divided. 3. a division, floor, or room of a hospital for a particular class or group of patients. a convalescent ward. a critical ward. 4.
