vartioida — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brood noun A group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or raised together.
- guard noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
- sentinel noun A person or animal that stands guard or keeps watch.
- tend verb To be likely to behave, happen, or turn out in a particular way.
- watchdog noun A dog kept to guard property, or by extension, a person or group that monitors organisations for wrongdoing.
Senses
vartioida is used for these senses in English:
- brood (transitive) To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
- guard (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- guard (transitive) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
- sentinel (transitive) To watch over as a guard.
- stand guard To guard; to maintain a stance of vigilance in order to protect.
- tend To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.
- watchdog To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.
brood — full definition
- noun A group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or raised together.
- noun Informal term for the children of one family.
- verb Of a bird, to sit on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch.
- verb To dwell unhappily on one's thoughts, often alone.
guard — full definition
- noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
- noun A device or piece of equipment that protects part of the body or a machine from harm.
- noun A cautious or defensive stance, as in "on guard" or "off guard."
- verb To protect someone or something from danger or attack.