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| repel |
to ward off or force back. [1/3 definitions] |
| -ward |
If you are going "homeward," you are going in the direction of your home. If you are going eastward, you are going toward the east. When "-ward" is attached to the end of another word, it means "in the direction of" or "toward." |
| ward |
A ward is a large room in a hospital that is shared by several patients at the same time, or it is a part of a hospital that has rooms for patients who have the same type of condition or are similar in some way. [4 definitions] |
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