wards

v. avert danger; guard, protect

n. division (of a hospital, prison, etc.); administrative section; minor, dependent; guardianship, custody; means of defending; notch in a key

Montgomery Ward (later known as Wards) is an online retailer and a former American department store chain, founded as the world's first mail order business in 1872 by Aaron Montgomery Ward. At its height, it was one of the largest retailers in the United States, but declining sales in the late 20th century forced the original Montgomery Ward to close all of its retail stores and catalog operations by early 2001.
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Noun
1. a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(derivation) guard
2. a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
(hypernym) administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
(part-holonym) municipality
3. 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"
(synonym) hospital ward
(hypernym) block
(hyponym) detox
(part-holonym) hospital, infirmary
4. a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
(synonym) cellblock
(hypernym) block
(hyponym) death house, death row
(part-holonym) prison, prison house
(part-meronym) cell, jail cell, prison cell
Verb
1. watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away"
(synonym) guard
(hypernym) protect
(hyponym) shepherd

See -ward.
  

(v. i.)
Suffixes denoting course or direction to; motion or tendency toward; as in backward, or backwards; toward, or towards, etc.
  

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