Definition of watch

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Watch (v. i.) A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring..

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Stench :: Stem-winding (a.) Wound by mechanism connected with the stem; as, a stem-winding watch..
Enchase :: Enchase (v. t.) To chase; to ornament by embossing or engraving; as, to enchase a watch case..
Watchman :: Watchman (n.) Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night..
Vigil :: Vigil (v. i.) Abstinence from sleep, whether at a time when sleep is customary or not; the act of keeping awake, or the state of being awake, or the state of being awake; sleeplessness; wakefulness; watch..
Custody :: Custody (n.) State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment.
Bull''s-eye :: Bull's-eye (n.) A small and thick old-fashioned watch.
Ranger :: Ranger (n.) The keeper of a public park or forest; formerly, a sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king's letters patent, whose business was to walk through the forest, recover beasts that had strayed beyond its limits, watch the deer, present trespasses to the next court held for the forest, etc..
Minder :: Minder (n.) One who minds, tends, or watches something, as a child, a machine, or cattle; as, a minder of a loom..
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal..
Outlook :: Outlook (n.) One who looks out; also, the place from which one looks out; a watchower..
Collet :: Collet (n.) A small metal ring; a small collar fastened on an arbor; as, the collet on the balance arbor of a watch; a small socket on a stem, for holding a drill..
Swatch :: Swatch (n.) A swath.
Brequet Chain :: Brequet chain () A watch-guard.
Hover :: Hover (v. i.) To hang about; to move to and fro near a place, threateningly, watchfully, or irresolutely..
Aviseful :: Aviseful (a.) Watchful; circumspect.
Balance Wheel :: Balance wheel () A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; -- often called simply a balance..
Surveillants :: Surveillance (n.) Oversight; watch; inspection; supervision.
Stage :: Stag (v. t.) To watch; to dog, or keep track of..
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring..
Dummy :: Dummy (a.) Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch..
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