1. (noun) block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care

• hospital ward

2. (noun) English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

• barbara ward
• baroness jackson of lodsworth

3. (noun) English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)

• mary augusta arnold ward
• mrs. humphrey ward

4. (noun) United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)

• aaron montgomery ward
• montgomery ward

5. (noun) a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)

• cellblock

6. (verb) watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect

• guard

1. (noun) a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

• individual
• mortal
• person
• somebody
• someone
• soul

2. (noun) a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections

• administrative district
• administrative division
• territorial division

3. (noun) block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care

• block

4. (noun) a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)

• block

5. (verb) watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect

• protect

1. (noun) block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care

• detox
• maternity ward

2. (noun) a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)

• death house
• death row

3. (verb) watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect

• shepherd

1. (noun) a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

• guard

2. (verb) watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect

• guard
• warder