Guards
Palace ceremonial soldiers
Guards are people who watch over, protect, or control access to something—prison guards, security guards, palace guards.
The term extends to protective devices: a mouth guard, a shin guard, a guard rail.
To guard is to protect or watch carefully: Guard your possessions.
To be on guard is to be vigilant; to let down your guard is to relax defenses.
In basketball, guards are backcourt players who typically handle the ball.
Guards of property
- sentriesSoldiers assigned to guard
- bouncersVenue security personnel
- doormenBuilding entrance attendants
- patrolRegular surveillance route
surveillance · protection · checkpoint · gatekeepers · nightwatchmen · bodyguards · screening · vigilance
Guards keeping watch
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- garrisonStationed military force
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- palaceMonarch's official residence
barracks · regiment · Buckingham · royal · formation · drill · attention · salute
Protective barriers for defense
- coversPuts over, hides
- splashguardBarrier against road spray
- mudguardWheel-mounted splash deflector
- mouthguardProtective dental insert
faceguard · handguard · safety · barrier · padding · equipment · gear · bumper
Prison security staff
- inmatesIncarcerated individuals
- custodyProtective care or control
- cell blockPrison housing unit
- towerTall slender edifice
lockdown · patrol · detention · penitentiary · jailers · turnkeys · supervision · escort
watchmen
Guards of property
- sentriesSoldiers assigned to guard
- bouncersVenue security personnel
- doormenBuilding entrance attendants
patrol · surveillance · protection · checkpoint · gatekeepers · nightwatchmen · bodyguards · screening · vigilance · monitoring
sentinels
Guards keeping watch
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- garrisonStationed military force
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
palace · barracks · regiment · Buckingham · royal · formation · drill · attention · salute · rifle
shields
Protective barriers for defense
- coversPuts over, hides
- splashguardBarrier against road spray
- mudguardWheel-mounted splash deflector
mouthguard · faceguard · handguard · safety · barrier · padding · equipment · gear · bumper · fender
correctional officers
Prison security staff
- inmatesIncarcerated individuals
- custodyProtective care or control
- cell blockPrison housing unit
tower · lockdown · patrol · detention · penitentiary · jailers · turnkeys · supervision · escort · restraints
basketball
Team sport with hoops
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- backcourtHalf nearest own basket
- dribblingBall-handling with repeated touches
playmaker · court · assist · handle · perimeter · defense · position · starting · lineup · ball handler
conductor
One who directs musicians
- trainmanRailroad crew worker
- brakemanRail worker controlling deceleration
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
whistle · flag · signal · platform · British · passenger · luggage · compartment · ticket · station
- Tobacco BrandsMarlboro, Newport, Winston, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall
- DC VillainsJoker, Harley Quinn, Two-Face, Riddler, Penguin
Guardsattackers
Those launching offensive action
intruders · invaders · assailants · aggressors · raiders
Guardsregulars
Habitual visitors
line infantry · rank and file · conscripts · levies · militia
- caught off guardSurprised when unprepared
- off guardNot prepared for something
- on guardAlert and watchful
- security guardHired protector of property
- guardian angelProtective spirit assigned individually
- guard dogTrained protective canine
guard, guarding, guarded, unguarded, guardsman, guardsmen, guardian, guardians, guardianship