wrist watch

  • 31watch — I [[t]wɒ̱tʃ[/t]] LOOKING AND PAYING ATTENTION ♦ watches, watching, watched (Please look at category 15 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB If you watch someone or something, you look at them,… …

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  • 32watch*/*/*/ — [wɒtʃ] verb I 1) [I/T] to look at someone or something for a period of time Did you watch the news last night?[/ex] We watched helplessly as the car rolled into the river.[/ex] Jill watched the children build sandcastles.[/ex] We arrived early to …

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  • 33wrist */*/ — UK [rɪst] / US noun [countable] Word forms wrist : singular wrist plural wrists the part of your body between your hand and your arm He looked at the gold watch on his wrist …

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  • 34watch — verb 1》 look at attentively.     ↘keep under careful or protective observation.     ↘(watch for) look out for. 2》 exercise care, caution, or restraint about.     ↘[usu. in imperative] (watch out) be careful. 3》 maintain an interest in. 4》 archaic …

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  • 35watch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæccan more at wake Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to keep vigil as a devotional exercise b. to be awake during the night 2. a. to be attentive or vigilant …

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  • 36watch band — band for strapping a watch on the wrist …

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  • 37watch·band — /ˈwɑːʧˌbænd/ noun, pl bands [count] US : a strap or band that holds your watch on your wrist a leather/metal watchband …

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  • 38watch — wÉ‘tʃ /wÉ’ n. small clock that is usually worn on the wrist, wristwatch; patrolling; guarding; patrol or guard duty; crew or persons on duty; state of alert (Meteorology); observation v. see, look; pay attention; supervise, safeguard; be… …

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  • 39watch bracelet — noun a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist • Syn: ↑watchband, ↑watchstrap, ↑wristband, ↑bracelet • Hypernyms: ↑band …

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  • 40Diving watch — Omega Seamaster model 2220.80, with a water resistance of 300 m (1,000 ft). The second crown (at 10 o clock) is a helium release valve. A diving watch is a watch designed for underwater diving that features, as a minimum, a water… …

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