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ward noun

  /wɔɹd/ , /wɔːd/
  • An administrative division of a borough, city or council.
 kaupunginosa
  • The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.
 haitta
  • A minor looked after by a guardian.
  • A person under guardianship.
 holhokki, holhottava
  • A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.
 osasto, potilashuone, potilassali, vuodeosasto
  • A section or subdivision of a prison.
 osasto, vahti, vartio
  • (Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
 vahti, vartio

ward verb

  /wɔɹd/ , /wɔːd/
  • (intransitive) To be vigilant; to keep guard.
 olla vahdissa, olla vartiossa, pitää vahtia, pitää vartiota
  • (transitive) To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.
  • (transitive) To defend, to protect.
  • (transitive) To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches. (usually followed by off)
 suojella

-wards suffix

  /wɔɹdz/ , /wɔːdz/ , /wədz/ , /wɚdz/
  • Forming adjectives and adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backwards", "towards", etc.
 -päin
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