nightguard

English

noun

Definitions

(dentistry) A guard worn on the teeth to prevent damage from bruxism during sleep.

Etymology

Compound from English night (noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense) + English guard (machine, etc, protective part of a sword).

Origin

English

guard

Gloss

machine, etc, protective part of a sword

Concept

Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

機

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Cracker Night English
Scotchgard English
afterguard English
all-night English
alnight English
anight English
armguard English
ass guard English
axle guard English
barnight English
benight English
birthnight English
blackguard English
bodyguard English
bowguard English
cattleguard English
chainguard English
chestguard English
chinguard English
coast guard English
coastguard English
counterguard English
crossguard English
enguard English
evennight English
faceguard English
fingerguard English
fireguard English
footguard English
foreguard English
forenight English
fortnight English
goodnight English
guard English
guard post English
guardable English
guardee English
guarder English
guardess English
guardest English
guardeth English
guardful English
guardhouse English
guardless English
guardlike English
guardline English
guardpost English
guardrail English
guardroom English
guardship English
guardsman English
guardswoman English
handguard English
hatguard English
headguard English
holinight English
internight English
intranight English
keyguard English
landguard English
lifeguard English
merguard English
midnight English
mouthguard English
mudguard English
multinight English
night English
night fear English
night watch English
night-bright English
night-fear English
night-rail English
nightbreak English
nightcap English
nightclothes English
nightclub English
nightcore English
nightcrawler English
nightdream English
nightdreaming English
nightdress English
nighted English
nighten English
nighter English
nightery English
nightfall English
nightfaring English
nightfear English
nightfire English
nightfright English
nightful English
nightgear English
nightglow English
nightgown English
nighthawk English
nightie English
nightingale English
nightish English
nightlamp English
nightless English
nightlife English
nightlight English
nightlike English
nightline English
nightlong English
nightly English
nightman English
nightmarcher English
nightmare English
nightpiece English
nightrider English
nightrobe English
nights English
nightscape English
nightscope English
nightshade English
nightshining English
nightshirt English
nightside English
nightspot English
nightstand English
nightstick English
nightstool English
nightsuit English
nighttide English
nighttime English
nightwalker English
nightwandering English
nightward English
nightwards English
nightwatch English
nightwatchman English
nightwear English
nightwork English
nighty English
nonguard English
outguard English
outnight English
overnight English
paynight English
pickguard English
prison guard English
prisonguard English
rashguard English
rearguard English
red guard English
safeguard English
shinguard English
sneezeguard English
splashguard English
to-night English
underguard English
unguard English
watchguard English
watchnight English
waterguard English
weeknight English
wire-guard English
worknight English
wristguard English
yesternight English
night Italian
night Portuguese
ガード Japanese
ナイト Japanese
nighte Middle English
가드 Korean
나이트 Korean
gada Zulu
ugadi Zulu
*wardōn, *wardēn Frankish
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naet Pijin