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Definition of watch

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Watch (v. t.) To give heed to; to observe the actions or motions of, for any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sight and observation; as, to watch the progress of a bill in the legislature..

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Repeater :: Repeater (n.) A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters..

Guard :: Guard (n.) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like..

Timepiece :: Timepiece (n.) A clock, watch, or other instrument, to measure or show the progress of time; a chronometer..

Horologe :: Horologe (n.) An instrument indicating the time of day; a timepiece of any kind; a watch, clock, or dial..

Custody :: Custody (n.) A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security..

Movement :: Movement (n.) A system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch..

Lookout :: Lookout (n.) A person engaged in watching.

Scout :: Scout (v. i.) To go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout..

Presidential :: Presidential (a.) Presiding or watching over.

Survened :: Surveillant (a.) Overseeing; watchful.

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

Horologer :: Horologer (n.) A maker or vender of clocks and watches; one skilled in horology.

Pallet :: Pallet (n.) One of the pieces or levers connected with the pendulum of a clock, or the balance of a watch, which receive the immediate impulse of the scape-wheel, or balance wheel..

Eye :: Eye (n.) Observation; oversight; watch; inspection; notice; attention; regard.

Overwatch :: Overwatch (v. t.) To watch too much.

Enchase :: Enchase (v. t.) To chase; to ornament by embossing or engraving; as, to enchase a watch case..

Spell :: Spell (n.) The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead..

Balance Wheel :: Balance wheel () A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance)..

Ticktack :: Ticktack (n.) A noise like that made by a clock or a watch.

Keep :: Keep (v. i.) To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.