noun
Meaning 1
plural of guard
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
guards
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɡɑːdz/
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General-American: /ɡɑɹdz/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dz
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CMU ARPABET: G AA1 R D Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any of several regiments in the Household Division of the British Army.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 3
The national police force of the Republic of Ireland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, plural, plural-only
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Gardaí, Garda
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
third-person singular simple present indicative of guard
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
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Real reading context