Definition of watch

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Watch (v. i.) The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept..

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Care :: Care (n.) Attention or heed; caution; regard; heedfulness; watchfulness; as, take care; have a care..
Dextrally :: Dextrally (adv.) Towards the right; as, the hands of a watch rotate dextrally..
Vigilance :: Vigilance (n.) Guard; watch.
Pledge :: Pledge (n.) To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in possession of another as security; as, to pledge one's watch..
Erect :: Erect (a.) Watchful; alert.
Attend :: Attend (v. t.) To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over.
Ward :: Ward (a.) The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day. See the Note under Watch, n., 1..
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..
Eye :: Eye (v. t.) To fix the eye on; to look on; to view; to observe; particularly, to observe or watch narrowly, or with fixed attention; to hold in view..
Watchmaker :: Watchmaker (n.) One whose occupation is to make and repair watches.
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..
Ward :: Ward (n.) To keep in safety; to watch; to guard; formerly, in a specific sense, to guard during the day time..
Horologer :: Horologer (n.) A maker or vender of clocks and watches; one skilled in horology.
Sentinel :: Sentinel (v. t.) To watch over like a sentinel.
Horologe :: Horologe (n.) An instrument indicating the time of day; a timepiece of any kind; a watch, clock, or dial..
Chatelaine :: Chatelaine (n.) An ornamental hook, or brooch worn by a lady at her waist, and having a short chain or chains attached for a watch, keys, trinkets, etc. Also used adjectively; as, a chatelaine chain..
Await :: Await (n.) A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed.
Lookout :: Lookout (n.) A careful looking or watching for any object or event.
Idler :: Idler (n.) One who has constant day duties on board ship, and keeps no regular watch..
Insidious :: Insidious (a.) Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe..
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