Add
Add verb - To join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase.
Guard
Guard verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Common collocations
| point | add point | guard point |
| time | add time | guard time |
| information | add information | guard information |
| items | add items | guard items |
Both words in one sentence
- The groundkeeper Rubeus Hagrid would like to add that the huge three-headed dog behind the easily unlockable door in said corridor doesn't guard anything of any interest to students.
Source: Schmuck Bait / Literature - Add to all this that God's guard for the Garden of Eden was a cherub armed with a flaming sword that turned in all directions (though in some translations, the flaming sword merely whirls around).
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If it's used at all, expect the creators to throw in a third guard, or otherwise add an element to make the puzzle much harder.
Source: Dead Horse Trope
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Guard and Add. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/add/guard
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Guard or Add. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/add/guard.
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