Synonyms for Ward (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)):
Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
WordNet sense 2 (English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)):
Mary Augusta Arnold Ward, Mrs. Humphrey Ward
WordNet sense 3 (United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)):
Aaron Montgomery Ward, Montgomery Ward
WordNet sense 4 (block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care):
hospital ward
WordNet sense 5 (a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)):
cellblock
WordNet sense 6 (watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect):
guard
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