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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Lookout :: Lookout (n.) A careful looking or watching for any object or event.
Minder :: Minder (n.) One who minds, tends, or watches something, as a child, a machine, or cattle; as, a minder of a loom..
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..
Ticktack :: Ticktack (adv.) With a ticking noise, like that of a watch..
Lockup :: Lockup (n.) A place where persons under arrest are temporarily locked up; a watchhouse.
Jigger :: "Jigger (n. & v.) A light tackle, consisting of a double and single block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it home; the watch tackle..
Watchmen :: Watchmen (pl. ) of Watchma.
Telltale :: Telltale (n.) A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees, as factory hands, watchmen, drivers, check takers, and the like, by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted..
Scout :: Scout (v. t.) To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout..
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a watching or guarding by night..
Bewake :: Bewake (v. t. & i.) To keep watch over; to keep awake.
Balance :: Balance (n.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See Balance wheel (in the Vocabulary)..
Sleepy :: Sleepy (n.) Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security..
Eye :: Eye (n.) Observation; oversight; watch; inspection; notice; attention; regard.
Tick :: Tick (v. i.) To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat..
Timer :: Timer (n.) A timekeeper; especially, a watch by which small intervals of time can be measured; a kind of stop watch. It is used for timing the speed of horses, machinery, etc..
Horologer :: Horologer (n.) A maker or vender of clocks and watches; one skilled in horology.
Mouse :: Mouse (v. i.) To watch for and catch mice.
Watchful :: Watchful (a.) Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided; as, to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits..
Pawn :: Pawn (v. t.) To give or deposit in pledge, or as security for the payment of money borrowed; to put in pawn; to pledge; as, to pawn one's watch..
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