ALL meanings of warded
ward·ed
W w - noun warded Simple past tense and past participle of ward. 1
- adjective warded having notches, slots, or wards, as in locks and keys. 1
- noun warded a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes. 1
- noun warded one of the districts into which certain English and Scottish boroughs are divided. 1
- noun warded a division, floor, or room of a hospital for a particular class or group of patients: a convalescent ward; a critical ward. 1
- noun warded any of the separate divisions of a prison. 1
- noun warded a political subdivision of a parish in Louisiana. 1
- noun warded Mormon Church. one of the subdivisions of a stake, presided over by a bishop. 1
- noun warded Fortification. an open space within or between the walls of a castle or fortified place: the castle's lower ward. 1
- noun warded Law. a person, especially a minor, who has been legally placed under the care of a guardian or a court. the state of being under the care or control of a legal guardian. guardianship over a minor or some other person legally incapable of managing his or her own affairs. 1
- noun warded the state of being under restraining guard or in custody. 1
- noun warded a person who is under the protection or control of another. 1
- noun warded a movement or posture of defense, as in fencing. 1
- noun warded a curved ridge of metal inside a lock, forming an obstacle to the passage of a key that does not have a corresponding notch. 1
- noun warded the notch or slot in the bit of a key into which such a ridge fits. 1
- noun warded the act of keeping guard or protective watch: watch and ward. 1
- noun warded Archaic. a company of guards or a garrison. 1
- verb with object warded to avert, repel, or turn aside (danger, harm, an attack, an assailant, etc.) (usually followed by off): to ward off a blow; to ward off evil. 1
- verb with object warded to place in a ward, as of a hospital or prison. 1
- verb with object warded Archaic. to protect; guard. 1
- adjective warded (of locks, keys, etc) having wards 0
- adjective warded having wards, as a lock or key 0