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What is the noun for guard?

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guard
  1. A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
  2. (Ireland) A garda; a police officer.
  3. (military) A squad responsible for protecting something.
  4. The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand
  5. A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
  6. (Australia) A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
  7. (basketball) A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or center.
  8. (cricket) The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
  9. (American football) Either of two offensive positions between the center and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
  10. (sports) A player playing a position named guard.
  11. (rail transport) An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
  12. (computing) A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
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  14. Examples:
    1. “The guard assigned to the U.S. ambassador shot at the assailants, and after a brief gun battle, the assassins were overcome.”
      “Thus, a few years ago, it was held to be unconstitutional for a prison guard to hit an inmate.”
      “The guard also prevents damage if the car bottoms-out over ruts or dips in the road.”
guardian
  1. Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
  2. (law) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
  3. (law) A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
  4. A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
  5. (video game) A major or final enemy; boss.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “He wasn't their guardian by any means, but he wasn't about to let two stupid kids make a dumb decision.”
      “This brochure answers commonly asked questions about the guardian ad litem's role in the divorce process.”
      “Casa volunteers serve as the eyes and ears of both the guardian ad litem and the court.”
guardsman
  1. A person, especially a soldier, who is on guard.
  2. (US) A member of the National Guard.
  3. (Britain) A member of a Guards regiment.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “This was to be my first real public duty as a guardsman and butterflies fluttered in my stomach.”
      “Stepping out onto the cobbles in front of the steps, the men found themselves at the center of a loose circle of guardsman.”
      “Charles's self-appointed role on these occasions was to look for any guardsman who swayed in the heat and then report them to their officers.”
guardee
  1. (rare) guardsman
  2. (biochemistry) Any protein (involved in an immune system) that when modified by a pathogen becomes bound by a guard protein, precipitating the immune response
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guardroom
  1. A room used by soldiers when on guard.
  2. A jail cell in which military prisoners are kept.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The twenty-six prisoners in the guardroom were lined up at two o'clock on Sunday for removal to another barracks.”
      “The sight that awaited him in the torchlight of the guardroom to their level was not entirely unexpected.”
      “Having explained this they went back into their guardroom and trusted me to go back out the gates.”
guarding
guardienne
  1. A woman, girl, or other female force who or which guards; a female guardian.
guardianship
  1. The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The judge granted her guardianship over her sister's estate due to her expertise in legal matters.”
      “Knap of Howar was first discovered through coastal erosion in the 1930s and was taken into state guardianship.”
      “This sense of cultural guardianship might also be seen in the relative exclusivity of the club's membership.”
guardedness
  1. The state or condition of being guarded.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Yet he knows such things are fickle and there's a weary guardedness about him.”
      “Her posturings, bizarre behaviours, withdrawal and guardedness lead me to consider schizophrenia.”
      “Nevertheless, his expression is stern, and his hands, joined in front to clasp his envoy's staff, impart a sense of guardedness and mistrust.”
guardianess
guardess
  1. (dated or rare) A female guard.
guarder
  1. A person who guards; a guard.
  2. Examples:
    1. “But the guarder of the relic only seemed to turn his head by the smallest section of the compass.”
guardenage
  1. (obsolete, rare) guardianship
guardiance
  1. (obsolete) guardianship
guardiancy
  1. (rare) guardianship
guardianage
  1. (obsolete) guardianship
guarde
  1. Obsolete form of guard.
guardant
  1. (obsolete) A guardian.
guardianships
guardednesses
guardianesses
  1. plural of guardianess
guardiennes
  1. plural of guardienne
guardiancies
  1. plural of guardiancy
guardsmen
  1. plural of guardsman
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Snapping power lines, firecrackers, and nervous, untrained police and national guardsmen caused much indiscriminate firing.”
      “We were told to stay off the street by long-suffering national guardsmen and women with southern accents, kids.”
      “This painting depicted a group of city guardsmen awaiting the command to fall in line.”
guardrooms
guardants
  1. plural of guardant
guardians
  1. plural of guardian
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  3. Examples:
    1. “To demonstrate parental support within the school district, the charter must receive the affirmative support of parents or legal guardians.”
      “If they don't take on the role of guardians there is going to be a real disaster.”
      “These jumped-up guardians of the yellow lines show no respect for man, beast or the Scottish team.”
guardesses
  1. plural of guardess
guardees
guarders
  1. plural of guarder
guardes
  1. plural of guarde
guards
  1. plural of guard
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The raid by guards on the stockade set up by diggers in the Victorian goldfields only lasted an hour.”
      “Also, make sure the bike has spoke guards to prevent the child's feet from getting caught in the spokes.”
      “The captains of the guards advertised the Emperor of it, who sent out scouts.”
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