ward
(wɔːʳd )
Word forms: wards , warding , warded
1. countable noun B2
A ward is a room in a hospital which has beds for many people, often people who need similar treatment.
A toddler was admitted to the emergency ward with a wound in his chest.
Synonyms: room, department, unit, quarter
2. countable noun
A ward is a district which forms part of a political constituency or local council.
...the marginal wards of Reading Kentwood and Tilehurst West. [+ of]
3. countable noun
A ward or a ward of court is a child who is the responsibility of a person called a guardian, or of a court of law, because their parents are dead or because they are believed to be in need of protection.
Alex was made a ward of court. [+ of]
Phrasal verbs:
ward off
phrasal verb [Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
To ward off a danger or illness means to prevent it from affecting you or harming you.
She may have put up a fight to try to ward off her assailant. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
Mass burials are now under way in an effort to ward off an outbreak of cholera. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
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Collocations:
busy ward hospital ward rehabilitation ward
Picture yourself as a nurse on a busy ward for older people.
Times, Sunday Times
Despite working extremely long hours running a busy ward, particularly during this latest crisis, the consultant still manages to keep a positive attitude.
The Sun
It would be impossible to follow this in a busy ward or outpatient clinic.
Times, Sunday Times
A very busy ward, it has its own long established ward club and newsletter.
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They are doing a lot that nurses do, unsupervised on busy wards.
Times, Sunday Times
His first attempt to cool down the hospital wards involved suspending blocks of ice high in the air and directing a current of air from a chimney over them.
THE FROZEN WATER TRADE (2002)
Spending the whole day on a hospital ward receiving treatment didn't fill me with joy.
The Sun (2013)
We invite him to spend a day on a hospital ward with one of our healthcare assistants.
The Sun (2011)
They have moved me from the high dependency ward to the rehabilitation ward.
Times, Sunday Times
Five minutes
the most inconsequential flick of time in a spinal rehabilitation ward, where we crawl at an ultraslow-motion snail's pace towards unknown goals.
Times, Sunday Times
The hospital has consultant-led general medical and general surgical services, a rehabilitation ward and a general practitioner and midwife-led maternity unit.
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A 20 bed rehabilitation ward was opened in 2013.
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Until 1981, the hospital operated inpatient and outpatient services, emergency, surgery, and rehabilitation wards.
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Translations:
Chinese: 病房, 行政区
Japanese: 病棟 hospital room, 区 area
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- complacency
- complacent
- complacent attitude
- complacently