graveyard watch
1graveyard watch — noun a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) • Syn: ↑middle watch, ↑midwatch, ↑night watch • Hypernyms: ↑watch * * * noun 1. : midwatch …
2graveyard watch — 1. See graveyard shift. 2. Naut. See middle watch. [1925 30] * * * …
3graveyard watch — noun The middle watch on a ship, from midnight to 4 am …
4watch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. look (at), scrutinize, examine; view, stare, ogle; regard, follow, survey; be alert, guard; chaperone, tend, baby sit; oversee, superintend; wait, guard, patrol. n. vigil, surveillance, sentry duty;… …
5graveyard shift — 1. a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours. 2. those who work this shift. Also called graveyard watch, lobster shift. [1905 10, Amer.] * * * …
6watch — Synonyms and related words: Argus, Big Ben, Charley, abide, airplane spotter, alarm clock, alarm watch, anchor watch, and listen, animadvert, appear, assister, astronomical clock, atomic clock, attend, attend to, await, baby sit, bakehead, be at …
7graveyard shift — grave′yard shift n. 1) a work shift usu. beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours 2) those who work this shift. Also called grave′yard watch • Etymology: 1905–10, amer …
8night watch — noun a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) • Syn: ↑graveyard watch, ↑middle watch, ↑midwatch • Hypernyms: ↑watch * * * night watching. 1. a watch or guard kept during the night. 2 …
9middle watch — noun a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) • Syn: ↑graveyard watch, ↑midwatch, ↑night watch • Hypernyms: ↑watch …
10middle watch — Naut. the watch from midnight until 4 A.M. Also called graveyard watch, midwatch. [1605 15] * * * …
