Any apparatus for defence.
A supporting framework in a sculpture.
The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire around a metal core.
A protective organ, structure, or covering of an animal or plant, for defense or offense, like claws, teeth, thorns, or the shell of a turtle.
The frame of a pair of glasses.
The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer.
A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models.
A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit.
Armor, or a suit of armor.
To provide with an armature (any sense).
An object used for guarding.
The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.
The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance (usually in phrases keep ward etc.)
A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.
A section or subdivision of a prison.
An enchantment or spell placed over a designated area or social unit, that prevents any tresspasser from entering; approaching; or even being able to locate said protected premises or demographic.
A guarding or defensive motion or position.
Land tenure through military service.
Guardianship, especially of a child or prisoner.
A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.
An area of a castle, corresponding to a circuit of the walls.
An administrative division of a borough, city or council.
A minor looked after by a guardian.
A division of a forest.
To defend, to protect.
To be vigilant; to keep guard.
To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches (usually followed by off)
To act on the defensive with a weapon.
To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.