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Sentinel :: Sentinel (n.) One who watches or guards; specifically (Mil.), a soldier set to guard an army, camp, or other place, from surprise, to observe the approach of danger, and give notice of it; a sentry..

Lookout :: Lookout (n.) A careful looking or watching for any object or event.

Stem-winding :: Stem-winder (n.) A stem-winding watch.

Observant :: Observant (a.) Taking notice; viewing or noticing attentively; watchful; attentive; as, an observant spectator; observant habits..

Cock :: Cock (n.) The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch.

Horology :: Horology (n.) The science of measuring time, or the principles and art of constructing instruments for measuring and indicating portions of time, as clocks, watches, dials, etc..

Beat :: Beat (v. i.) A round or course which is frequently gone over; as, a watchman's beat..

Flatter :: Flatter (n.) A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc..

Swate :: Swatch (n.) A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth..

Finger :: Finger (n.) Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or restrain a motion..

Dummy :: Dummy (a.) Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch..

Watchhouse :: Watchhouse (n.) A place where persons under temporary arrest by the police of a city are kept; a police station; a lockup.

Observe :: Observe (v. t.) To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to notice with care; to see; to perceive; to discover; as, to observe an eclipse; to observe the color or fashion of a dress; to observe the movements of an army..

Care :: Care (n.) The object of watchful attention or anxiety.

Vigil :: Vigil (v. i.) Originally, the watch kept on the night before a feast..

Machinery :: Machinery (n.) The working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument; as, the machinery of a watch..

Mechanism :: Mechanism (n.) The arrangement or relation of the parts of a machine; the parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement or relation of the parts of anything as adapted to produce an effect; as, the mechanism of a watch; the mechanism of a sewing machine; the mechanism of a seed pod..

Fob :: Fob (n.) A little pocket for a watch.

Deathwatch :: Deathwatch (n.) A small wingless insect, of the family Psocidae, which makes a similar but fainter sound; -- called also deathtick..

Sentry :: Sentry (n.) Guard; watch, as by a sentinel..

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