Definition: a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
Main entry: ward, hospital ward
Definition: block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
Usage: they put her in a 4-bed ward
Main entry: ward
Definition: a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
Main entry: ward
Definition: a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
Main entry: Montgomery Ward, Ward, Aaron Montgomery Ward
Definition: United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
Main entry: Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward, Ward
Definition: English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)
Main entry: Ward, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
Definition: English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
Definition: watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
Usage: guard my possessions while I'm away