ward
/wɔɹd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "th'aſſieged Caſtles ward Their ſtedfaſt ſtonds did mightily maintaine"
- "no gate they found, them to withhold, Nor ward to wait at morne and euening late […]."
- "there is remuneration for the best ward of mine"
- "For want of other ward, He lifted up his hand, his front to guard."
- "Before the dore ſat ſelfe-conſuming Care, Day and night keeping wary watch and ward, For feare leaſt Force or Fraud ſhould vnaware Breake in[…]"
- "So forth the presoners were brought before Arthure, and he commaunded hem into kepyng of the conestabyls warde, surely to be kepte as noble presoners."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /wɔɹd/
- British English: /wɔːd/
Usage
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Ward in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)