Guards

What do we mean by guards?

A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.

A garda; a police officer.

A squad responsible for protecting something.

The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.

A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.

A watchchain.

A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.

A state of caution; posture of defence.

Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.

A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or center.

The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.

Either of two offensive positions between the center and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.

A player playing a position named guard.

An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.

A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.

Words that are spelled similarly to guards:
guards, guard, guardi, guarda, guars, guardo, gards.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word guards:
grenadier, mechanized, rifle, dragoon, airborne, tank, regiment, brigade, inmates, armoured, regimental, scots, corps, cavalry, barracks, battalion, guard, disbanded, motor, division, stationed, infantry, artillery, lieutenant, banner, army, parade, militia, colonel, armies, commanding, fought, prisoner, escape, commanded, prison, assault, wounded, aviation, escaped, foot, offensive, rank, killed, tanks, promoted, commander, deployed.

Words that rhyme with guards:
regards, cards, yards, shards, hards, bards, house of cards, jards, safeguards, bodyguards, courtyards, postcards, boulevards, nards, retards, shipyards, disregards, deck of cards, sards, discards, graveyards, flashcards, backyards, lards, pack of cards, diehards, blowhards, bankcards, scorecards, stockyards, lifeguards, junkyards, lumberyards, bernards, datacards, hildegardes, mastercards.

Adjectives that are often used to describe guards:
armed, national, german, few, more, several, royal, swiss, japanese, rear, private, uniformed, military, french, advanced, praetorian, civil, imperial, 1st, strong, russian, personal, foot, red, 5th, extra, female, safe, chinese, male, body, 3rd, former, dutch, british, roman, additional, 4th, civic, turkish, revolutionary, municipal, soviet, spanish, civilian, 6th, marine, grenadier, presidential, ukrainian, regular, faithful, coast, irish, rural, east, burly, brutal, polish, dead, italian, arab, loyal, vigilant, protective, border, 2nd, hungarian.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective guards:
man, organizations, exit, cossacks, officers.

Consonant match to guards:
gourds, geerdes.

Words that sound like guards:
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