Definition of watch

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Watch (v. i.) To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity.

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Circumspective :: Circumspective (a.) Looking around every way; cautious; careful of consequences; watchful of danger.
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) Watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard..
Guardianship :: Guardianship (n.) The office, duty, or care, of a guardian; protection; care; watch..
Erect :: Erect (a.) Watchful; alert.
Tend :: Tend (v. t.) To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard; as, shepherds tend their flocks..
Care :: Care (n.) The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
Garret :: Garret (n.) A turret; a watchtower.
Wake :: Wake (v. t.) To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body..
Outwatch :: Outwatch (v. t.) To exceed in watching.
Swate :: Swatch (n.) A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth..
Castle-guard :: Castle-guard (n.) A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward..
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..
Key :: Key (n.) An instrument which is turned like a key in fastening or adjusting any mechanism; as, a watch key; a bed key, etc..
Raffle :: Raffle (v. i.) To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch..
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..
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place; -- said of a buoy.
Lookout :: Lookout (n.) A person engaged in watching.
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring..
Insidious :: Insidious (a.) Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe..
Beat :: Beat (v. i.) A round or course which is frequently gone over; as, a watchman's beat..
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