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Guards guard

Spelling: [gahrd]

IPA: /gɑrd/

Guards is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 130 anagrams from letters in Guards (adgrsu).

Definitions for Guards

noun

1. a person or group of persons that guards, protects, or keeps a protective or restraining watch.
2. a person who keeps watch over prisoners or others under restraint.
3. a body of people, especially soldiers, charged with guarding a place from disturbance, theft, fire, etc.
4. a close watch, as over a prisoner or other person under restraint:
5. a device, appliance, or attachment that prevents injury, loss, etc.
6. something intended or serving to guard or protect; safeguard:
7. a posture of defense or readiness, as in fencing, boxing, or bayonet drill.
8. Football. either of the linemen stationed between a tackle and the center. the position played by this lineman.
9. Basketball. either of the players stationed in the backcourt.
10. Chess. a piece that supports or defends another.
11. Cards. a low card that is held with a high card of the same suit and that enables the holder to save the high card for a later trick.
12. British. a railroad conductor.
13. Guards, the name of certain bodies of troops in the British army.

Idioms

1. off guard, unprepared; unwary: Also, off one's guard.
2. on guard, vigilant; wary: Also, on one's guard.
3. stand guard over, to watch over; protect:

verb (used with object)

1. to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over:
2. to keep under close watch in order to prevent escape, misconduct, etc.:
3. to keep under control or restraint as a matter of caution or prudence:
4. to provide or equip with some safeguard or protective appliance, as to prevent loss, injury, etc.
5. Sports. to position oneself so as to obstruct or impede the movement or progress of (an opponent on offense):
6. Chess. to protect (a piece or a square) by placing a piece in a supportive or defensive position relative to it.

verb (used without object)

1. to take precautions (usually followed by against):
2. to give protection; keep watch; be watchful.

Origin of Guards

1375-1425; late Middle English garde guardianship Old French g(u)arde, noun derivative of g(u)arder (v.) Germanic; see ward

Examples for Guards

Perhaps the guards at the Guantanamo Bay detention facilities will finally be allowed to smoke cubans, too.

Tank Battle Jeep Guard Crush -- some editorial changes and the removal of all blood when the guards are crushed by the tank.

Violent ends can be self-inflicted, at the hands of fellow prisoners, or caused by the guards.

What had become of the jailer and the guards, Theseus never knew.

Why not have detectives as guards—as if I wore a fortune in diamonds?

He used the powerful assault rifle issued to all guards on tower duty.

There were attendants, running Turks, and guards before to clear the way.

Two guards, armed to the teeth, would be in it, and the door was closed.

We now marched through a settled country, with some militia for our guards.

Such statements are rare, as the guards routinely avoid going public with news about the demise of one of their commanders.