- Types Of Speech
- You can use guard as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Guard
- A 1 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters a, d, g, r, and u, 3 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter a. Guard starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters g, gu, gua, guar, and the ending characters are d, rd, ard, uard, ..
- Definition
- A position on a basketball team
- Origin/Roots
- Middle French
- School Grade
- Guard is set as a grade four word that starts with g, ends with d, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 5 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is guard a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Guard in Pig Latin is said as "uardgay or uardgway".
- Unigram
- g | u | a | r | d
- Bigram
- gu | ua | ar | rd
- Trigram
- gua | uar | ard
- Quadrigram
- guar | uard
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- a position on a basketball team
- a position on the line of scrimmage;
"guards must be good blockers" - the duty of serving as a sentry;
"he was on guard that night" - a device designed to prevent injury
- a posture of defence in boxing or fencing;
"keep your guard up" - the person who plays that position on a football team;
"the left guard was injured on the play" - a person who keeps watch over something or someone
- the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
- Verb Examples
- watch over or shield from danger or harm;
protect;
"guard my possessions while I'm away" - protect against a challenge or attack;
"Hold that position behind the trees!";
"Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks" - to keep watch over;
"there would be men guarding the horses" - take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence;
"guard against becoming too friendly with the staff";
"guard against infection"
Synonym | Definition |
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Accompaniment | the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them |
Accompany | perform an accompaniment to "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" |
Ace | a serve that the receiver is unable to reach |
Actor | a theatrical performer |
Adept | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field |
Adhere | follow through or carry out a plan without deviation "They adhered to their plan" |
Advance Guard | |
Advert | a public promotion of some product or service |
Advocate | a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea |
Advocator | a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea |
View all cognitive synonyms for Guard
Anagram | Definition |
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Guard | a position on a basketball team |
Durga | goddess of war a malevolent aspect of Devi "the inaccessible" |
View English words with the unique letters used in guard. Words With The Letters Adgru
Word | Definition |
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Position | the act of positing an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom |
Word | Definition |
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Basketball Team | |
Five | a team that plays basketball |
Name | Male | Female |
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Guardian | Yes | No |
Guardi | Yes | No |
Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
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Guard (5 letters) | 7 | 9 | adgru | ||
Durga (5 letters) | 7 | 9 | adgru | ||
Garuda (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 10 +1 | garuda |
Guard Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With G
- Ends With D
- Spelled With / Contains Letters