watch (noun)

  • 1watch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 instrument for telling the time ADJECTIVE ▪ digital ▪ analogue/analog, mechanical (esp. AmE) ▪ pocket, wrist (usually wristwatch) …

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  • 2watch chain — noun short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man s vest • Syn: ↑fob, ↑watch guard • Hypernyms: ↑chain * * * noun : a usually precious metal chain fastened to the pendant of a pocket watch see albert * * * a chain, frequently of gold… …

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  • 3watch night — noun a devotional service (especially on New Year s Eve) • Hypernyms: ↑service, ↑religious service, ↑divine service * * * noun 1. : a devotional exercise lasting until after midnight and held originally each month by Wesleyan Methodists and later …

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  • 4watch pocket — noun a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch • Syn: ↑fob • Hypernyms: ↑vest pocket * * * noun : fob III 1 * * * a small pocket in a garment, as in a vest or trousers, for holding a pocket watch, change, etc. Cf. fob1 ( …

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  • 5watch — ► VERB 1) look at attentively. 2) keep under careful or protective observation. 3) exercise care, caution, or restraint about. 4) (watch for) look out for. 5) (watch out) be careful. 6) maintain an interest i …

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  • 6watch glass — noun 1. laboratory glassware; a shallow glass dish used as an evaporating surface or to cover a beaker • Hypernyms: ↑dish 2. a protective cover that protects the face of a watch • Syn: ↑crystal, ↑watch crystal • Hypernyms: ↑prote …

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  • 7watch crystal — noun a protective cover that protects the face of a watch • Syn: ↑crystal, ↑watch glass • Hypernyms: ↑protective covering, ↑protective cover, ↑protection • Part Holonyms: ↑watch …

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  • 8watch the clock — To keep watch on the passage of time, eagerly waiting for one s work time to finish and usu doing only the minimum amount of work required (clockˈ watcher noun; clockˈ watching noun) • • • Main Entry: ↑clock * * * watch the clock phrase to keep… …

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  • 9watch cap — noun a knitted dark blue wool cap worn by seamen in cold or stormy weather • Hypernyms: ↑cap * * * noun : a knitted close fitting navy blue cap worn especially by enlisted men in the United States Navy in cold or stormy weather * * * 1. U.S. Navy …

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  • 10watch fire — noun a fire lighted at night as a signal • Hypernyms: ↑visual signal * * * noun : a fire lighted at night as a signal or for the use of a guard * * * a fire maintained during the night as a signal and for providing light and warmth for guards.… …

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