All guard synonyms
guard
G g noun guard
- protector β a person or thing that protects; defender; guardian.
- defender β If someone is a defender of a particular thing or person that has been criticized, they argue or act in support of that thing or person.
- warden β any of several pears having a crisp, firm flesh, used in cookery.
- lookout β Cape, a sandy reef in the Outer Banks, off E North Carolina, SW of Cape Hatteras: lighthouse.
- shepherd β a male given name.
- shield β a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
- picket β a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
- chaperon β (esp formerly) an older or married woman who accompanies or supervises a young unmarried woman on social occasions
- guardian β a person who guards, protects, or preserves.
- sentry β a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- watch β to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- chaperone β A chaperone is someone who accompanies another person somewhere in order to make sure that they do not come to any harm.
- custodian β The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- sentinel β a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching.
- ward β (Aaron) Montgomery, 1843β1913, U.S. merchant and mail-order retailer.
- bouncer β A bouncer is a man who stands at the door of a club, prevents unwanted people from coming in, and makes people leave if they cause trouble.
- chaser β A chaser is an alcoholic drink that you have after you have drunk a stronger or weaker alcoholic drink.
- bulwark β A bulwark against something protects you against it. A bulwark of something protects it.
- armor β covering worn to protect the body against weapons
- screen β a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- armament β Armament is used to refer to weapons and bombs carried by an aircraft or other military vehicle.
- buffer β A buffer is something that prevents something else from being harmed or that prevents two things from harming each other.
- protection β the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- aegis β sponsorship or protection; auspices (esp in the phrase under the aegis of)
- rampart β Fortification. a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet. such an elevation together with the parapet.
- pad β Packet Assembler/Disassembler
- safeguard β something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
- security β freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
verb guard
- preserve β to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- patrol β (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- oversee β to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews.
- defend β If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
- cover β If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- observe β to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- supervise β to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.
- look after β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- mind β (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
- police β Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- fend β to ward off (often followed by off): to fend off blows.
- attend β If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
- stonewall β to engage in stonewalling.
- tend β to attend by action, care, etc. (usually followed by to).
- shelter β something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- conduct β When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out.
- superintend β to oversee and direct (work, processes, etc.).
- convoy β A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships travelling together.
- save β to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
- baby-sit β to act or work as a baby-sitter