Definition of watch

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Watch (v. t.) To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.

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Right-handed :: Right-handed (a.) Having the same direction or course as the movement of the hands of a watch seen in front; -- said of the motion of a revolving object looked at from a given direction.
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring..
Watchhouse :: Watchhouse (n.) A house in which a watch or guard is placed.
Wake :: Wake (v. i.) To be or to continue awake; to watch; not to sleep.
Tutor :: Tutor (n.) One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing..
Watchet :: Watchet (a.) Pale or light blue.
Twiddle :: Twiddle (v. t.) To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key..
Follow :: Follow (v. t.) To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or force of, as of a course of thought or argument..
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place; -- said of a buoy.
Ticktack :: Ticktack (n.) A noise like that made by a clock or a watch.
Pedometer :: Pedometer (n.) An instrument for including the number of steps in walking, and so ascertaining the distance passed over. It is usually in the form of a watch; an oscillating weight by the motion of the body causes the index to advance a certain distance at each step..
Horologiographer :: Horologiographer (n.) A maker of clocks, watches, or dials..
Stench :: Stem-winding (a.) Wound by mechanism connected with the stem; as, a stem-winding watch..
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..
Work :: Work (n.) The moving parts of a mechanism; as, the works of a watch..
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..
Timekeeper :: Timekeeper (n.) A clock, watch, or other chronometer; a timepiece..
Password :: Password (n.) A word to be given before a person is allowed to pass; a watchword; a countersign.
Watch :: Watch (v. t.) To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.
Lone :: Lone (a.) Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a lone traveler or watcher..
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