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“Ward” or “Warred”

ward / warred are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

ward w·AO·r·d

  • nouna person who is under the protection or in the custody of another.
  • nouna district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections.
  • nounblock forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care.
  • nounEnglish economist and conservationist (1914-1981).
  • nounEnglish writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920).
  • nounUnited States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913).

warred

  • verbmake or wage war.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“ward”

  • as Jane Ross, Miss Fisher's ward who shares the same first
  • Don Heap, Dallas Ward, Babe LeVoir, and Trevor Reese
  • The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.
  • Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward.
  • G. Figge & Jenifer K. Ward.
  • Since the creation of Barnes ward in 2004, the ward has
  • Warwick Ward as Col André de Sevigne
  • the new councils being elected ward councillors.
  • British screenwriter and director Brian Ward.
  • Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Warwick Ward, Rosita Moreno, Margot Grahame, and

“warred”

  • He also warred with American immigrants who squatted
  • Under its king Kashtubila, Kazalla warred against Sargon of Akkad in

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