Word a Day
guard
What does guard mean?
guard (noun): a person who keeps watch over something or someone.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce guard?
/ɡɑɹd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Test yourself: do you know “guard”?
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What does “guard” mean?
a difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with
Not quite: that's what problem means.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
Right! That's what “guard” means.
the event of something burning (often destructive)
Not quite: that's what fire means.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
Not quite: that's what hospital means.
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