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wards

USWORDZ/wɔɹdz/UKWAWDZ/wɔːdz/

2 meanings of wards

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of ward. Use this form when you mean more than one ward.

    The hospital's children's wards were full during flu season.

    The city split into several new wards before the next vote.

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  2. 2
    verb
    The form of ward used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

    He wards off mosquitoes with a smoky campfire.

    The thick stone wall wards off the cold wind from the garden.

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wards is a form of ward

ward, noun: One of the parts a city is divided into for voting and local government. Full entry

Forms
wardwards plural
Spelling
ward → wards: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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