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guwardiya : guard (n.); sentinel (n.); watch-man (n.)
Synonyms: sentinela

Derivatives of guwardiya


Glosses:
guard
n. (person)1. guarda person who keeps watch over something or someone.
~ defender, guardian, protector, shieldera person who cares for persons or property.
~ bouncer, chucker-outa person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting.
~ door guard, doorman, hall porter, gatekeeper, ostiary, porter, doorkeepersomeone who guards an entrance.
~ halberdiera guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty).
~ screenera guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint.
~ security guard, watchman, watchera guard who keeps watch.
n. (person)2. guardthe person who plays that position on a football team.; "the left guard was injured on the play"
~ linemanone of the players on the line of scrimmage.
n. (artifact)3. guard, safety, safety devicea device designed to prevent injury or accidents.
~ devicean instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
~ fendera low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth.
~ safety catch, safety lockguard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired.
n. (attribute)4. guarda posture of defence in boxing or fencing.; "keep your guard up"
~ posture, attitude, positionthe arrangement of the body and its limbs.; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
n. (person)5. guardthe person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team.
~ basketball player, basketeer, cageran athlete who plays basketball.
~ oscar palmer robertson, oscar robertson, robertsonUnited States basketball guard (born in 1938).
n. (group)6. guarda military unit serving to protect some place or person.
~ military force, military group, military unit, forcea unit that is part of some military service.; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"
~ bodyguarda group of men who escort and protect some important person.
~ home guarda volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere.
~ territorial reserve, territoriala territorial military unit.
~ bodyguard, escortsomeone who escorts and protects a prominent person.
n. (act)7. guard, precaution, safeguarda 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"; "we let our guard down"
~ measure, stepany maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal.; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
~ backstopa precaution in case of an emergency.; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"
~ security measures, securitymeasures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc..; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising"
n. (act)8. guard, guard duty, sentry duty, sentry gothe duty of serving as a sentry.; "he was on guard that night"
~ assignment, duty assignmenta duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces).; "hazardous duty"
n. (act)9. guard(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage.; "guards must be good blockers"
~ lineman(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage.
~ football team, elevena team that plays football.
n. (act)10. guarda position on a basketball team.
~ position(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player.; "what position does he play?"
~ basketball team, fivea team that plays basketball.
v. (social)11. guardto keep watch over.; "there would be men guarding the horses"
~ patrol, policemaintain the security of by carrying out a patrol.
~ keep guard, stand guard, stand sentinel, stand watchwatch over so as to protect.; "We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves"; "The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen"
~ keep an eye on, watch over, watch, observe, followfollow with the eyes or the mind.; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"
~ baby-sit, sitwork or act as a baby-sitter.; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"
~ baby-sittake watchful responsibility for.; "I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town"
v. (competition)12. guard, wardwatch over or shield from danger or harm; protect.; "guard my possessions while I'm away"
~ protectshield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage.; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"
~ shepherdwatch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils.
v. (competition)13. defend, guard, holdprotect against a challenge or attack.; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"
~ protectshield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage.; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"
~ holdtake and maintain control over, often by violent means.; "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week"
v. (social)14. guardtake precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence.; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"
~ act, moveperform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
sentinel
n. (person)1. lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter, watcha person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event.
~ security guard, watchman, watchera guard who keeps watch.