[{"word":"wards","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Protection, defence.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A protected place, and by extension, a type of subdivision.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A person under guardianship.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An object used for guarding.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To defend, to protect.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be vigilant; to keep guard.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To act on the defensive with a weapon.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["ward off"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ward","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wards"]}]