Definition of ward

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of ward is as below...

Ward (n.) A notch or slit in a key corresponding to a ridge in the lock which it fits; a ward notch.

Lern More About Ward

Troop :: Troop (v. i.) To march on; to go forward in haste.
Backward :: Backward (a.) Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child..
Untoward :: Untoward (a.) Froward; perverse.
Warden :: Warden (n.) An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison..
Wardrobe :: Wardrobe (v. t.) Wearing apparel, in general; articles of dress or personal decoration..
Envy :: Envy (v. t.) To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it..
Westing :: Westing (n.) The distance, reckoned toward the west, between the two meridians passing through the extremities of a course, or portion of a ship's path; the departure of a course which lies to the west of north..
Forward :: Forward (a.) Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring..
Expect :: Expect (v. t.) To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as, I expect to receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated..
Dastard :: Dastard (n.) One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon.
Foreright :: Foreright (adv.) Right forward; onward.
Intention :: Intention (n.) A stretching or bending of the mind toward of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.
Rock :: Rock (v. t.) To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter..
Bow :: Bow (n.) The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.
Retrospective :: Retrospective (a.) Looking backward; contemplating things past; -- opposed to prospective; as, a retrospective view..
Upwreath :: Upwreath (v. i.) To rise with a curling motion; to curl upward, as smoke..
Anticous :: Anticous (a.) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily..
Feeder :: Feeder (n.) One who, or that which, gives food or supplies nourishment; steward..
Wardmote :: Wardmote (n.) Anciently, a meeting of the inhabitants of a ward; also, a court formerly held in each ward of London for trying defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the like..
Descend :: Descend (v. i.) To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward; -- the opposite of ascend..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us