neighborhood vs ward

neighborhood

noun
  • A formal or informal division of a municipality or region. 

  • The set of all the vertices adjacent to a given vertex. 

  • The residential area near one's home. 

  • The inhabitants of a residential area. 

  • A set containing an open ball which contains a specified point. 

  • The infinitesimal open set of all points that may be reached directly from a given point. 

  • An approximate amount. 

  • The quality of physical proximity. 

  • A set containing an open set which contains some specified point. 

  • Alternatively: An open ball which contains some specified point. 

  • Alternatively: An open set which contains some specified point. 

ward

noun
  • An administrative division of a borough, city or council. 

  • 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.) 

  • An object used for guarding. 

  • 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. 

  • A minor looked after by a guardian. 

  • A division of a forest. 

verb
  • 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. 

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