Definition of watch

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Watch (v. i.) To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel.

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Idler :: Idler (n.) One who has constant day duties on board ship, and keeps no regular watch..
Circumspection :: Circumspection (n.) Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness.
Spiral :: Spiral (a.) Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring..
Lidless :: Lidless (a.) Having no lid, or not covered with the lids, as the eyes; hence, sleepless; watchful..
Garret :: Garret (n.) A turret; a watchtower.
Clock :: Clock (n.) A watch, esp. one that strikes..
Password :: Password (n.) A word to be given before a person is allowed to pass; a watchword; a countersign.
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) One who watches, or those who watch; a watchman, or a body of watchmen; a sentry; a guard..
Noctograph :: Noctograph (n.) An instrument or register which records the presence of watchmen on their beats.
Ticker :: Ticker (n.) One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc..
Waking :: Waking (n.) A watch; a watching.
Horologe :: Horologe (n.) An instrument indicating the time of day; a timepiece of any kind; a watch, clock, or dial..
Surveillant :: Surveillant (n.) One who watches over another; an overseer; a spy; a supervisor.
Narrowly :: Narrowly (adv.) With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly..
Starch :: Starblowlines (n. pl.) The men in the starboard watch.
Tutor :: Tutor (n.) One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing..
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..
Stage :: Stag (v. t.) To watch; to dog, or keep track of..
Deathwatch :: Deathwatch (n.) A small wingless insect, of the family Psocidae, which makes a similar but fainter sound; -- called also deathtick..
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..
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