ward1 nounward2 verb
wardward1 /wɔːd $ wɔːrd/ ●●○ W3 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINward1
Origin:
Old English weard ‘guarding’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- At the age of five, Jason became a ward of the state.
- Linda is a doctor in a ward for premature babies.
- When her baby was due, Barbara was admitted to the maternity ward of Mercy Hospital.
- First he tried to oust Keenan as ward committeeman by running some one against him in the election for ward leadership.
- Jill was shaking down a thermometer as Lindsey walked on to the ward.
- The stuff they've been giving me in the ward was like a milk soup.
- There were twenty-nine other patients assigned to the ward, but they were all outdoors now, enjoying the day.
- You must have a majority to change the ward policy.
THESAURUSparts of a hospital
British English, emergency room/ER American English the part of a hospital where people who are injured or who need urgent treatment are brought: · A&E waiting times have gone down.· A 33-year-old man was brought to the emergency room in a coma.
British English, operating room American English a room in a hospital where operations are done: · Mrs Barnett was in the operating theatre for 11 hours while the transplant was carried out.
the part of a hospital where people who are very seriously ill or badly injured are cared for: · Mr Dye is in intensive care with head injuries.
part of a hospital where a particular kind of treatment is carried out: · the burns unit· the fertility unit
a large room in a hospital where people who need medical treatment stay: · the women's ward· She works as a nurse on a busy hospital ward.
Longman Language Activatora part of a hospital a part of a hospital where a particular type of medical problem is treated: · Funding has been approved for a 40-bed unit for the elderly at Aberdare General Hospital.coronary/psychiatric/intensive care etc unit: · A new psychiatric unit will be added to the John F. Kennedy Medical Center.
British /emergency room American the part of a hospital you go to for emergency treatment, for example if you have had an accident or if you suddenly become very ill: · He arrived in casualty with multiple injuries to his head.· Thorpe was treated in the casualty department at Middlesborough General.· Emergency room doctors tried to save Ryan's life.
a large room in a hospital or a part of a hospital where a group of patients with similar medical conditions have their beds: · Linda is a doctor in a ward for premature babies.psychiatry/maternity/pediatric etc ward: · When her baby was due, Barbara was admitted to the maternity ward of Mercy Hospital.
: outpatient clinic/department a part of a hospital where people come in for treatment, although they do not stay at the hospital: · Two outpatient clinics in the area are offering drug treatment programs.
WORD SETSbaby, nounbaby boomer, nounbabyhood, nounbabyish, adjectiveboy, nounchildren's home, nouncustody, nounfamily, nounfirst generation, nounfoundling, noungame, nounguttersnipe, nounhyperactive, adjectivelegitimate, adjectivelegitimize, verbminor, nounminority, nounmite, nounmotherless, adjectivenurture, nounorphan, nounorphanage, nounpapoose, nounpreteen, adjectiveprogeny, nounpuppy fat, nounragamuffin, nounscamp, nounschool friend, nounsextuplet, nounspoiled, adjectivetinker, nountoddle, verbtoddler, nountoilet-training, nountot, nounupbringing, nounurchin, nounward, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
She was made a ward of court.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1a large room in a hospital where people who need medical treatment staymaternity/general/geriatric etc ward (=a ward for people with a particular medical condition)on/in the ward (=a ward for people with a particular medical condition)
She was made a ward of court.· nurses working on hospital wards
British English Scarlet fever victims had to go to the isolation hospital.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE Scarlet fever victims had to go to the isolation hospital.· The upper floors will be for two 50 bed adult acute wards and accommodation.· Polio patients in acute wards were seldom shielded from the deaths of others.· But use of care programmes is patchy, not least because acute wards are under too much pressure to allow bed blocking.· It will house short-stay patients, freeing beds in acute wards.· Focus groups have been tried on acute wards with patients recuperating from operations who are able and willing to participate.· In acute admission wards, plastic disposal bags may be used for self-abuse by suicidal patients.
· The vagrants from the casual ward had disappeared at the sight of the policeman; the street was empty.· The casual wards to be extended to accommodate about forty more men.
· She may be moved into a general ward soon.· It has a 35-bed general ward that in an emergency can be expanded to 600 beds.· The general wards were packed with acute cases and, although I received a sympathetic ear, no one really wanted to know.· Often the weeks of isolation progressed to weeks on a general ward, then to more weeks of rehabilitation.· You may come across central venous pressure lines on a general surgical ward.· This summary is intended to be an Overview of the care a patient may receive whilst on a general surgical ward.· Mr Stewart said it had been feared haematology in-patients would have to share a general medical ward while undergoing treatment in Darlington.· But the father-of-five fought back to come off his life support machine and improve enough to be moved into a general ward.
· I used to go along to Greenbank Hospital's geriatric wards, where I sang and played to the old folk.· Similarly within a hospital the culture of the accident and emergency department differs from the long-stay geriatric ward.
· It seems the merest flash since Jack and I were gingerly bringing home our own babies from the maternity wards.· She kept busy in the maternity ward faxing lists back to the office.
· Nurses who have already worked on medical wards will be familiar with many of these tests.· Mr Stewart said it had been feared haematology in-patients would have to share a general medical ward while undergoing treatment in Darlington.· There is a state-of-the-art cardiac resuscitation unit, much better than the one on the general medical wards.
· She was labeled mentally disturbed and put in the psychiatric ward of a small hospital without any administrative procedure.· They transferred him to the psychiatric ward.· Actually, this is the psychiatric ward.· Officers came to the hospital and lined up inmates from the psychiatric ward.· She checks herself into the psychiatric ward of our local hospital.· By mistake I had been put through not to the hospital but to a psychiatric ward.· Then they took me to Montefiore Hospital to the psychiatric ward.
· The pace of work on the surgical ward may appear to be extremely rapid.· You may come across central venous pressure lines on a general surgical ward.· Certain situations may be particularly worrying for nurses new to the surgical ward.· This summary is intended to be an Overview of the care a patient may receive whilst on a general surgical ward.· A high proportion of nursing actions on a surgical ward are directed towards the prevention of problems.· Setting - Four surgical wards at two Sheffield hospitals.· You may however see a chest drain on a general surgical ward.· There seems to be no place for a dying person on the surgical wards.
NOUN· Joe Burke, ward boss and alderman, begat Edward Burke, ward boss and alderman.· Paul Sheridan, ward boss and alderman, begat Paul Sheridan, alderman.· Theodore Swinarski, ward boss, begat Donald Swinarski, alderman.· David Hartigan begat Neil Hartigan, ward boss and chief park district attorney.· Many of the Daley aldermen are ward bosses.· Louis Garippo, ward boss, begat Louis Garippo, judge.· Lewis had been the ward boss in name only, because white precinct captains ran the organization, including him.· Service and favors, the staples of the precinct captain and his ward boss.
· Her father was standing by the ward doors, looking bemused.· When the ward door opened I smelled that singed smell and heard that gnash of teeth.· I hear noise at the ward door, off up the hall out of my sight.
· Hospices are clearly an improvement on hospital wards.· She became familiar with maintaining a hospital ward.· On the hospital wards, nurses have most physical contact with patients.· They also discovered that the only place where potassium was available was on the hospital ward.· The four children were brought in to see their new brother in the hospital ward.· The film, which is based on the story of Peter Pan, will raise money for a children's hospital ward.· The long passageway towards the platform was spotless, gleaming like a hospital ward.· Hugh lay there dead in the hospital ward.
· This now serves, not only as guest accommodation, but also as an occasional isolation ward, study and music room.· The isolation ward was already crowded with cases of other illnesses when the first five polio victims arrived in May.
· The labour ward provides user-friendly notes for pregnant women, arising out of discussions with patients.· Who got fathers into the labour wards?
· He knew the hospital well enough to find the side ward without difficulty.· More important was the backing of Frank Keenan, the county assessor and a far North Side ward boss.· I waited in the office for an hour before she led me into a darkened side ward.· She's through there, in that side ward. - Are you related though?· Inside the little side ward the light had been switched on and the outside world looked almost black beyond the window.
· The ward sister has up-to-date information, for example, the social worker's reports or changes in treatment.· Indeed, in some hospitals, joint appointments of ward sister and teacher have been introduced.· The ward sister and trained staff on the other hand may have forgotten the small incidents which cause anxiety in the learner.· Philip stood helplessly while she talked to the ward sister and exerted her considerable authority to get the doctor called immediately.· She had the right academic approach to nursing to make a first-class tutor, but not ward sister.· The amount of time spent by ward sisters on teaching varies considerably.· It might have been the ward sister or the staff nurse.· I eventually tracked down the ward sister, who was wrestling with an intravenous drip that had collapsed.
· This first discussion will demonstrate to the student the interest of the ward staff in her and in her progress.· The ward staff should discuss the reasons behind the introduction of the learning programme.· As well as encouraging her to apply general known principles, the ward staff also need to provide tuition and support.· On the other hand, the ward staff should adopt a uniform standard and method throughout the hospital.· This does not just mean interviews with a therapist, but also appropriate contact with nursing and other ward staff.· This will help the ward staff to improve teaching content and methods.· The students and her needs must be known to the ward staff if learning is to be effective.· The ward staff should be aware of this problem and give extra support and supervision when necessary.
· She may also participate in the ward teaching, either at the bedside or by leading tutorial sessions.· This follow-up is essential in ward teaching, but poor facilities often make it difficult to achieve without interruption.· Everyone has a contribution to make to ward teaching and the student should take every possible opportunity to learn.· These discussions take time but are essential to ward teaching.· Our ward teaching rounds ended at four.· Other specialists too, such as those in the paramedical field, may be involved in ward teaching.· The ward teaching programme can be explained, and the learner shown the ward learning resources.· So far, the personnel mentioned in relation to ward teaching are those with little or no specific preparation for it.
VERB· The patient, a fine girl of about twelve years old had been admitted unconscious to the ward.· Previously patients were admitted to whichever ward had free beds.· Fever patients were admitted to general wards.· Mrs Fellows was admitted to the ward the day before her planned surgery.· Only one ward had been opened then, and no more than six patients could be admitted.
· She may be moved into a general ward soon.· But the father-of-five fought back to come off his life support machine and improve enough to be moved into a general ward.· A total of 22 were moved into first-floor wards.· Eventually she was moved on to the General ward.· She'd seen the hostility in the woman's face and had her moved to another ward.
a young nurse's first day on the wards the other patients in the ward2one of the small areas that a city has been divided into for the purpose of local elections3law someone, especially a child, who is under the legal protection of another person or of a law court: She was made a ward of court.ward1 nounward2 verb
wardward2 verb WORD ORIGINward2
Origin:
Old English weardian ‘to guard, defend’VERB TABLE
ward
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | ward |
| he, she, it | wards | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | warded |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have warded |
| he, she, it | has warded | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had warded |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will ward |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have warded |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am warding |
| he, she, it | is warding | |
| you, we, they | are warding | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was warding |
| you, we, they | were warding | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been warding |
| he, she, it | has been warding | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been warding |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be warding |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been warding |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A strategy based simply upon warding off attack will be inadequate to guarantee its survival.
- Electric fences around sensitive areas and electrified human dummies have also had some effect, apparently warding off marauding tigers.
- He was very affected; he blinked rapidly as if warding off tears.
- If so, lacquer might also ward off shipworm.
- Indeed, warding off disruption is the principal property of complex systems.
- Nor have official bodies been able to ward off the most sinister threat.
- They became bossy, uncooperative, and hostile in their efforts to ward off depression.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
ward something ↔ off phrasal verb to do something to try to protect yourself from something bad, such as illness, danger, or attack: · nurses working on hospital wards
British English Scarlet fever victims had to go to the isolation hospital.
Scarlet fever victims had to go to the isolation hospital. Don’t forget insect repellent to ward off the mosquitoes. a spell to ward off evil spirits