Hold
Hold noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: upon hearing the guilty verdict, the accused realized that he would lie in that godforsaken hold for the remainder of his life
Ward
Ward noun - Means or method of defending.
How words are described
| old | old hold | old ward |
| good | good hold | good ward |
| full | full hold | full ward |
| true | true hold | true ward |
| Other adjectives: single, small, powerful, actual, entire, main, mental, former, remaining, magical. | ||
Common collocations
| time | hold time | ward time |
Both words in one sentence
- He's also been known to hold mouthfuls of garlic and let vampires tackle him, and use a (steel) letter opener and nails to ward off Fae.
Source: Improvised Weapon / Literature - Ward is not fond of this approach as coercion wouldn't hold up in court.
Source: Film / Mississippi Burning - In Dead Beat, Harry hears about how the Merlin used one ward to hold off the entire Red Court, and thinks to himself 'I guess you don't become the Merlin by collecting bottle caps'.
Source: Strange Minds Think Alike
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