Ward
Reversed word is draw. The word "ward" is formed by 4 different letters: A D R W.
Definition(s) of ward:
[1] (a.) The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day. See the Note under Watch, n., 1.
[1] (n.) One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection.
[1] (n.) The state of being under guard or guardianship; confinement under guard; the condition of a child under a guardian; custody.
[1] (n.) A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing; guard.
[1] (n.) One who, or that which, is guarded.
[1] (n.) A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery.
[1] (n.) A division of a county.
[1] (n.) A division, district, or quarter of a town or city.
[1] (n.) A division of a forest.
[1] (n.) A division of a hospital; as, a fever ward.
[1] (n.) A projecting ridge of metal in the interior of a lock, to prevent the use of any key which has not a corresponding notch for passing it.
[1] (n.) A notch or slit in a key corresponding to a ridge in the lock which it fits; a ward notch.
[1] (n.) To keep in safety; to watch; to guard; formerly, in a specific sense, to guard during the day time.
[1] (n.) To defend; to protect.
[1] (n.) To defend by walls, fortifications, etc.
[1] (n.) To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off.
[1] (v. i.) To be vigilant; to keep guard.
[1] (v. i.) To act on the defensive with a weapon.
Direct anagrams: draw . Number of anagrams: 1
Words created inserting one letter into ward:
award sward wards wared
Shorter words created from ward letters:
aw wad war raw
Words containing letter pairs from ward: wa ar rd
All words created from ward by changing one letter
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List words: starting with ward, containing ward and ending with ward
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Poet helper: words ending with the same letter group: rd ard
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