ward
1 area, district, division, precinct, quarter, zone
2 apartment, cubicle, room
3 charge, dependant, minor, protégé, pupil
4 care, charge, custody, guardianship, keeping, protection, safekeeping
ward off
avert, avoid, beat off, block, deflect, fend off, forestall, keep at arm's length, keep at bay, parry, repel, stave off, thwart, turn aside, turn away, accept, admit, allow, embrace, permit, receive, take in, welcome