warding off

warding off
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  • Warding — Ward Ward, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Warding}.] [OE. wardien, AS. weardian to keep, protect; akin to OS. ward?n to watch, take care, OFries. wardia, OHG. wart?n, G. warten to wait, wait on, attend to, Icel. var?a to guarantee …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ward off — verb 1. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening Let s avoid a confrontation head off a confrontation avert a strike • Syn: ↑debar, ↑forefend, ↑forfend, ↑obviate, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • ward off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms ward off : present tense I/you/we/they ward off he/she/it wards off present participle warding off past tense warded off past participle warded off to do something to prevent someone or something from harming… …   English dictionary

  • Edward Maria Wingfield — Captain Edward Maria Wingfield, sometimes hyphenated as Edward Maria Wingfield , (born 1550 in Stonely, Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire), England; died in 1631) [Date of Birth Burial. Birth: 1550: E150/102, p.3 Exchequer Copy (English), Lists …   Wikipedia

  • Field lacrosse — This article is about men s field lacrosse. For women s field lacrosse, see Women s lacrosse . Field lacrosse A lacrosse player advancing, pursued by an opponent Highest governing body Federation of International Lacrosse First played …   Wikipedia

  • ἀλέξει — ἄλεξις warding off pain fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) ἀλέξεϊ , ἄλεξις warding off pain fem dat sg (epic) ἄλεξις warding off pain fem dat sg (attic ionic) ἀλέξω raáks̥ati aor subj act 3rd sg (epic) ἀλέξω raáks̥ati fut ind mid 2nd sg ἀλέξω… …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • Evil eye — Nazars, charms used to ward off the evil eye. The evil eye is a look that is believed by many cultures to be able to cause injury or bad luck for the person at whom it is directed for reasons of envy or dislike. The term also refers to the power… …   Wikipedia

  • Ward — Ward, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Warding}.] [OE. wardien, AS. weardian to keep, protect; akin to OS. ward?n to watch, take care, OFries. wardia, OHG. wart?n, G. warten to wait, wait on, attend to, Icel. var?a to guarantee… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Warded — Ward Ward, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Warding}.] [OE. wardien, AS. weardian to keep, protect; akin to OS. ward?n to watch, take care, OFries. wardia, OHG. wart?n, G. warten to wait, wait on, attend to, Icel. var?a to guarantee …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mars (mythology) — Mars, 1st century, found in the Forum of Nerva (Capitoline Museums, Rome) Ancient Roman religion …   Wikipedia

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