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| Main Entry: | guard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect, watch |
| Synonyms: | attend, baby-sit, bulwark, chaperon, chaperone, conduct, convoy, cover, defend, escort, fend, keep, lookout, mind, observe, oversee, patrol, police*, preserve, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter, shepherd, shield, stonewall*, superintend, supervise, tend, cover up, keep an eye on, keep in view, keep under surveillance, look after, ride shotgun for, see after, shotgun |
| Antonyms: | disregard, forget, ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | guard |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | protector |
| Synonyms: | chaperon, chaperone, custodian, defender, escort, guardian, lookout, picket, sentinel, sentry, shepherd, shield, ward, warden, watch, bouncer, chaser, convoyer, watchperson |
| Main Entry: | guard |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | defense |
| Synonyms: | aegis, armament, armor, buffer, bulwark, pad, protection, rampart, safeguard, screen, security, shield, ward |
| Main Entry: | arm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equip with weapon or power |
| Synonyms: | appoint, array, deck, equalize, fortify, furnish, gear, gird, guard, heel*, issue, load, mobilize, outfit, pack, prepare, prime, protect, provide, rig, strengthen, supply, accouter, heel up, load up, lug iron, make ready, pack a rod, rod up, tote |
| Antonyms: | disarm |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | armor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | protective covering, often made of metal |
| Synonyms: | defense, guard, mail, plate, protection, security, sheath, shield, bulletproof vest |
| Main Entry: | baby-sit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care for a child |
| Synonyms: | guard, sit, tend, watch, take care |
| Main Entry: | bulwark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fortification, support |
| Synonyms: | barrier, bastion, buffet, buttress, citadel, defense, embankment, fort, fortress, guard, mainstay, parapet, partition, protection, rampart, safeguard, security, stronghold, outwork, redoubt, vallation |
| Antonyms: | weak point |
| Main Entry: | cherish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care about deeply |
| Synonyms: | admire, adore, appreciate, clasp, coddle, comfort, cosset, cultivate, defend, dote on, embrace, encourage, enshrine, entertain, fancy, fondle, foster, guard, harbor, honor, hug, idolize, like, love, nourish, nurse, nurture, pet, preserve, prize, revere, reverence, safeguard, shelter, shield, support, sustain, treasure, value, venerate, worship, apprize, care for, cleave to, cling to, hold dear, hold in high esteem |
| Notes: | cherish means to be fond of, be attached to, while nurture means to bring up, help develop, help grow, or provide with nourishment |
| Antonyms: | abandon, denounce, forsake, renounce, not care |
| Main Entry: | convoy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect, escort |
| Synonyms: | accompany, attend, bear, bring, chaperon, companion, company, conduct, consort, defend, guard, pilot, safeguard, shepherd, shield, usher, watch |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | ensure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guarantee; make secure |
| Synonyms: | arrange, assure, certify, cinch, clinch, confirm, effect, establish, guard, insure, nail down*, okay, protect, provide, safeguard, secure, warrant, lock on, lock up, make certain, make safe, make sure, put on ice, set out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | envelop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | encase, hide |
| Synonyms: | blanket, cage, cloak, conceal, contain, coop, corral, cover, drape, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, engulf, enshroud, fence, gird, girdle, guard, hem, immure, invest, obscure, overlay, pen, protect, roll, sheathe, shield, shroud, superimpose, surround, swaddle, swathe, veil, wrap, wrap up, enwrap, overspread, shut in |
| Antonyms: | free, open, release, uncover, unwrap, let go, let loose |
| Main Entry: | escort |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | protection; accompaniment |
| Synonyms: | alarm clock, attendant, beau, bodyguard, cavalier, chaperon, companion, company, consort, convoy, cortege, date, entourage, fellow, friend, gallant, guard, guide, partner, protector, retinue, safeguard, squire, train, warden*, bird dog, convoyer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barrier used to enclose a piece of land |
| Synonyms: | Cyclone, balustrade, bar, barbed wire, barricade, block, defense, dike, guard, hedge, net, palisade, rail, railing, rampart, roadblock, shield, stockade, stop, wall, backstop, boards, chains, paling, pickets, posts, stakes |
| Main Entry: | fend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defend |
| Synonyms: | bulwark, cover, dodge, guard, oppose, parry, protect, repel, resist, safeguard, screen, secure, shield |
| Antonyms: | surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | fender |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | piece protecting part of a vehicle |
| Synonyms: | apron, buffer, cover, curb, cushion, frame, guard, mask, protector, screen, shield, ward, bumper, mudguard, splashboard |
| Main Entry: | foil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contrast |
| Synonyms: | antithesis, background, complement, defense, guard, setting, counterblow |
| Main Entry: | gatekeeper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | watchperson |
| Synonyms: | guard, lookout, monitor, protector, sentinel, sentry, doorkeeper, security officer |
| Main Entry: | guardian |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | keeper, protector |
| Synonyms: | angel*, attendant, baby-sitter, champion, chaperon, chaperone, conservator, cop*, curator, custodian, defender, escort, guard, keeper, nurse, overseer, paladin, patrol, safeguard, sentinel, shepherd, sponsor, superintendent, supervisor, trustee, warden, bird dog, cerberus, preserver, sitter, vigilante, watchdog |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hedge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boundary, obstacle, especially one made of plants |
| Synonyms: | barrier, bush, enclosure, fence, guard, hurdle, protection, screen, shrubbery, thicket, hedgerow, quickset, windbreak |
| Main Entry: | insure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect, secure |
| Synonyms: | assure, cinch, cover, guarantee, guard, hedge, indemnify, register, safeguard, shield, underwrite, warrant |
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