ward

1 :  to keep watch over :  guard

2 :  to turn aside (something threatening) :  deflect —usually used with off ward off a blow trying to ward off a cold

(Aaron) Montgomery 1843–1913 American merchant

Ar*te*masplay \ˈär-tə-məs\ 1727–1800 American general in Revolution

Artemus — see Charles Farrar browne

Barbara 1914–1981 Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth English economist

Sir Joseph George 1856–1930 New Zealand statesman

Mary Augusta 1851–1920 Mrs. Humphry Ward née Arnold English novelist

1 :  that moves, tends, faces, or is directed toward riverward

2 :  that occurs or is situated in the direction of leftward

1 :  in a (specified) spatial or temporal direction upward afterward

2 :  toward a (specified) point, position, or area earthward

1 :  a large room in a hospital where a number of patients often needing similar treatment are cared for

2 :  one of the parts into which a town or city is divided for management

3 :  a person under the protection of a guardian

:  to avoid being hit or affected by Wear a sweater to ward off the cold.

1 :  that moves, faces, or is pointed toward windward

2 :  that is found in the direction of

1 :  in a specified direction upward

2 :  toward a specified place

:  a division in a hospital; especially :  a large room in a hospital where a number of patients often requiring similar treatment are accommodated a diabetic ward

1 :  a division of a city for representative, electoral, or administrative purposes

2a :  a person who by reason of incapacity (as minority or incompetency) is under the control of a guardian b :  a person who by reason of incapacity is under the protection of a court either directly or through a guardian appointed by the court —called also ward of the court — compare interdict