From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ward
n 1: a person who is under the protection or in the custody of
another
2: a district into which a city or town is divided for the
purpose of administration and elections
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" [syn: ward, hospital ward]
4: English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) [syn:
Ward, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth]
5: English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the
women's suffrage movement (1851-1920) [syn: Ward, Mrs.
Humphrey Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward]
6: United States businessman who in 1872 established a
successful mail-order business (1843-1913) [syn: Ward,
Montgomery Ward, Aaron Montgomery Ward]
7: a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
[syn: cellblock, ward]
v 1: watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard
my possessions while I'm away" [syn: guard, ward]