watchful (vigilant) eye
1watchful — adjective Date: 15th century 1. archaic a. not able or accustomed to sleep or rest ; wakeful b. causing sleeplessness c. spent in wakefulness ; sleepless 2. carefully observant or attentive ; being on the watch • watchfully …
2watchful — [wächfəl, wôchfəl] adj. 1. watching closely; vigilant; alert 2. characterized by vigilance 3. Archaic wakeful; unsleeping watchfully adv. watchfulness n. SYN. WATCHFUL is the general word implying a being observant and prepared, as to ward off… …
3under the eye of — Under the observation of • • • Main Entry: ↑eye * * * under the eye of : while being watched by (someone) Students work under the watchful/vigilant eye of their teacher. • • • Main Entry: ↑eye …
4vigilant — [adj] careful, watchful acute, agog, alert, anxious, attentive, aware, cautious, circumspect, guarded, keen, looking for, looking to, observant, on alert, on guard, on the ball*, on the job*, on the lookout, on the qui vive, on toes*, open eyed* …
5watchful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. alert, vigilant, observant. See attention, care. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. on guard, keen, vigilant, alert, prepared, wide awake, careful, observant. Syn. watchful is the general word implying a… …
6eye — Synonyms and related words: Anschauung, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, accountability, air hole, amaurosis, angle, angle of vision, annulet, armhole, assumption, attend, attitude, auspices, baby blues, banjo eyes, basis, be vigilant, be watchful,… …
7watchful — adjective the watchful eye of their mother Syn: observant, alert, vigilant, attentive, awake, aware, heedful, sharp eyed, eagle eyed, hawk eyed; on the lookout, on the qui vive, wary, cautious, careful, canny, chary See no …
8weather eye — noun vigilant attentiveness he keeps a weather eye open for trouble • Syn: ↑watchfulness, ↑vigilance • Derivationally related forms: ↑vigilant (for: ↑vigilance), ↑watchful …
9keep an eye on — Synonyms and related words: attend to, au courant, baby sit, be vigilant, be watchful, boss, care for, chaperon, cherish, conserve, eye, eyeball, follow, foster, gaze at, have a looksee, hold in view, keep account of, keep count of, keep in order …
10argus-eyed — adjective 1. having very keen vision quick sighted as a cat • Syn: ↑hawk eyed, ↑keen sighted, ↑lynx eyed, ↑quick sighted, ↑sharp eyed, ↑sharp sighted • Similar to: ↑ …
