noun. ['ˈkoʊst'] the shore of a sea or ocean.
noun. ['ˈgɑːrd'] a person who keeps watch over something or someone.
verb. ['ˈgɑːrd'] watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect.
verb. ['ˈgɑːrd'] to keep watch over.
noun. ['ˈgɑːrd'] a device designed to prevent injury or accidents.
noun. ['ˈgɑːrd'] the person who plays that position on a football team.
verb. ['ˈgɑːrd'] protect against a challenge or attack.
noun. ['ˈgɑːrd'] a posture of defence in boxing or fencing.
noun. the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States.
noun. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776.