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Is guard a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word guard is a Scrabble US word. The word guard is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is guard a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word guard is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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Yes. The word guard is a Words With Friends word. The word guard is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

GUARD,

4-letter words (12 found)

DARG,DAUR,DRAG,DRUG,DUAR,DURA,GAUD,GAUR,GRAD,GUAR,RAGU,RUGA,

3-letter words (12 found)

ARD,DAG,DUG,GAD,GAR,GAU,GUR,RAD,RAG,RUD,RUG,URD,

2-letter words (7 found)

AD,AG,AR,DA,GU,UG,UR,

You can make 32 words from guard according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of guard

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Definitions and meaning of guard

guard

Alternative forms

  • gard, garde, guarde (obsolete)

Etymology

For verb: From early Middle French garder or late Old French (circa 14th cent) guarder (“to keep, ward, guard, save, preserve, etc.”), from Early Medieval Latin wardāre, from Frankish *wardōn, from Proto-Germanic *wardāną (“to guard, protect”). Cognate with French garder, Old English weardian (whence also the English inherited doublet ward). See also English regard.

For noun: From Middle English garde, from early Middle French or late Old French guarde (“a guardian, warden, keeper”) (whence modern French garde), from the verb guarder. Doublet of garda, which is from Irish.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɑːd/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɑɹd/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d

Noun

guard (plural guards)

  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. A watchchain.
  7. (Australia) A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
  8. (uncountable) A state of caution; posture of defence.
  9. Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
  10. (basketball) A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
  11. (cricket) The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
  12. (American football) Either of two offensive positions between the centre and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
  13. (martial arts) A ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
  14. (sports) A player playing a position named guard.
  15. (rail transport) An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
  16. (programming) A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
  17. (aviation) The aircraft emergency frequency, a radio frequency reserved for emergency communications, typically 121.5MHz for civilian use.

Synonyms

  • (the part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand): quillon
  • (part of machine blocking dangerous parts): protection
  • (panel of a car enclosing a wheel): fender

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Translations

Verb

guard (third-person singular simple present guards, present participle guarding, simple past and past participle guarded)

  1. (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
  2. (transitive) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
  4. (transitive) To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
  5. (transitive) To fasten by binding; to gird.

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Further reading

  • “guard”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “guard”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “guard”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Dagur, Darug, Dugar, Durga, draug, durag

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian guardia.

Noun

guard m (plural guarzi)

  1. (dated) guard

Declension


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