Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 233 compound words that contain wards. The most common are listed below. Open wards in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- Wards RiverA locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- psychiatric wardsplural of psychiatric ward: A facility for treating patients with mental disorders, a mental hospital.
- special wardsplural of special ward: Any of the 23 municipalities that make up the core and the most populous part of Tokyo, Japan.
- Wards MistakeA locality in the Armidale council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- firmament-wardsIn the direction of the sky or the heavens.
- bear-wardsplural of bear-ward: Someone who handles and keeps bears (and sometimes other animals such as apes and bulls), especially for use in public entertainments such as baiting or dancing displays; a bearherd.
- casual wardsplural of casual ward: The section of a workhouse where itinerants and tramps could be accommodated for one night.
- critical wardsplural of critical ward: A part of a hospital into which critically ill patients, in danger of dying, are admitted and closely monitored.
- crown wardsplural of crown ward: A child or youth who has been placed in foster care without access to his or her natural family for the purpose of adoption
- march-wardsplural of march-ward: A warden of the marchland (border area between England and Wales, or England and Scotland)
- maternity wardsplural of maternity ward: A hospital ward that provides assistance during childbirth.
- wards offthird-person singular simple present indicative of ward off: To parry, or turn aside.
- psych wardsplural of psych ward: Clipped compound of psychiatric ward.
- Nightingale wardsplural of Nightingale ward: A hospital ward housing numerous patients in a single room.
- bridge-wardsplural of bridge-ward: A warden or guard for a bridge.
Compound words 233
- upwardsTowards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.
- outwardsFrom the interior toward the exterior; in an outward direction.
- homewardsLeading toward home.
- winterwardsAlternative form of winterward: Toward winter.
- basewardsToward the base of a structure.
- quaywardsQuayward; towards a quay; in the direction of a quay.
- LondonwardsToward the city of London.
- nightwardsToward night.
- otherwardsTowards an other or another direction.
- ScotlandwardsTowards Scotland.