guard

guard is a 5-letter English word with 34 senses as noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; to protect by attendance; to accompany for protection; to care for. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 34 senses

Definitions

1. noun. To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; to protect by attendance; to accompany for protection; to care for.
2. noun. To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
3. noun. To protect the edge of, esp. with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
4. noun. To fasten by binding; to gird.
5. intransitive verb. To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety; as, careful persons guard against mistakes.
6. transitive verb. One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack; defense; protection.
7. transitive verb. A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a person or position; a watch; a sentinel.
8. transitive verb. One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train; a conductor.
9. transitive verb. Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss
10. transitive verb. That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand.
11. transitive verb. Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a garment.
12. transitive verb. A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person or dress.
13. transitive verb. A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel.
14. transitive verb. An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull; esp., in side-wheel steam vessels, the framework of strong timbers, which curves out on each side beyond the paddle wheel, and protects it and the shaft against collision.
15. transitive verb. A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a bow, to protect the trigger.
16. transitive verb. An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled.
17. transitive verb. A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber exercise.
18. transitive verb. An expression or admission intended to secure against objections or censure.
19. transitive verb. Watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard.
20. transitive verb. The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the Belemnites.
21. noun. a position on a basketball team
22. noun. (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage

    "guards must be good blockers"

23. noun. the duty of serving as a sentry

    "he was on guard that night"

24. noun. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

    "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"

    "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"

    Synonyms: precaution, safeguard

25. noun. a device designed to prevent injury or accidents

    Synonyms: safety

26. noun. a posture of defence in boxing or fencing

    "keep your guard up"

27. noun. a military unit serving to protect some place or person
28. noun. the person who plays that position on a football team

    "the left guard was injured on the play"

29. noun. a person who keeps watch over something or someone
30. noun. the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
31. verb. watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect

    "guard my possessions while I'm away"

    Synonyms: ward

32. verb. protect against a challenge or attack

    "Hold that position behind the trees!"

    "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"

    Synonyms: defend, hold

33. verb. to keep watch over

    "there would be men guarding the horses"

34. verb. take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence

    "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"

    "guard against infection"

Synonyms

precaution, safeguard, safety, ward, defend, hold

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in guard:

durag, durga

Common word forms

guards, guarded, guarder, guardful, guarding, guardable, guardless

Words from these letters

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