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watch::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter |
| Type of | watchman, watcher, security guard |
watch::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | vigil |
| Type of | surveillance |
| Has types | spying, listening watch, continuous receiver watch |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ticker |
| Type of | timepiece, horologe, timekeeper |
| Has types | pendulum watch, wrist watch, hunting watch, pocket watch, hunter, wristwatch, analog watch, digital watch, stem-winder |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch over |
| Type of | check over, suss out, check, check into, check out, check up on, go over, look into |
| Has types | invigilate, keep tabs on, guard, proctor |
| Verb group | trace, follow |
The world is watching Sarajevo.
watch::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | look out, watch out |
| Has types | keep one's eyes skinned, mind, look after, beware, keep one's eyes open, keep one's eyes peeled |
| Derivation | watcher |
watch::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | duty period, shift, work shift |
| Has types | midwatch, night watch, dogwatch, graveyard watch, middle watch |
watch::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | period of time, period, time period |
Examples of watch
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While he keeps watch over her care, the clock is ticking on a critical decision.
From the abcnews.go.com
I would think the goalies watch more, or is this something the entire team does?
From the stltoday.com
Her husband, James Cowan, will watch their five children who still live at home.
From the thenewstribune.com
Other dangers to watch for include easy access to alcohol at holiday gatherings.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Overall, 13 area school districts made the watch list, down from 19 last spring.
From the sacbee.com
Economists will watch that index closely to see if hiring is likely to continue.
From the thenewstribune.com
Another name for Patriots fans to watch is Clemson defensive end Jarvis Jenkins.
From the bostonherald.com
McLaughlin predicted that ratings would show that many people did watch all day.
From the stltoday.com
The Winter Olympics reacquaints us with a lot of sports we normally don't watch.
From the freep.com
- A small portable timepiece
- Look attentively; "watch a basketball game"
- A period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
- Follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"
- A purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
- See or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
- A watch is a timepiece that is made to be worn on a person. It is usually a wristwatch, worn on the wrist with a strap or bracelet. In addition to the time, modern watches often display the day, date, month and year, and electronic watches may have many other functions.
- Watch is a studio album with several live tracks released in 1978 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
- A watch is a real-time view of a variable's or an expression's value. It is used during computer programs' debugging.
