ward
1. a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another (Freq. 3)
• Hypernyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
2. a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
• Part Holonyms:
municipality
3. block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care (Freq. 1)
- they put her in a 4-bed ward
• Syn:
hospital ward
• Hypernyms:
block
• Hyponyms:
detox, maternity ward
• Part Holonyms:
hospital, infirmary
4. a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
• Syn:
cellblock
• Hypernyms:
block
• Hyponyms:
death house, death row
• Part Holonyms:
prison, prison house
• Part Meronyms:
cell, jail cell, prison cell
watch over or shield from danger or harm;
protect
- guard my possessions while I'm away
• Syn:
guard
• Derivationally related forms:
warder, guard (for: guard)
• Hypernyms:
protect
• Hyponyms:
shepherd
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
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