deathwatch | (noun) bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death | Synonyms: deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum |
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(noun) minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers | Synonyms: book louse, booklouse, Liposcelis divinatorius |
dogwatch | (noun) either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm | - |
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midwatch | (noun) a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) | Synonyms: graveyard watch, middle watch, night watch |
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overwatch | (noun) surveillence by a unit within a video game which would cause the unit to make an action in response to an enemy unit's action | - |
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portwatcher | (noun) a watchman on a wharf | Synonyms: port watcher |
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rewatch | (noun) to watch a show or television one more time | - |
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stopwatch | (noun) a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race) | Synonyms: stop watch |
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swatch | (noun) a sample piece of cloth | - |
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watch | (noun) a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe | Synonyms: vigil |
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(noun) the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) | Synonyms: vigil |
(noun) a small portable timepiece | Synonyms: ticker |
(noun) a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | Synonyms: lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter |
(noun) a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty | - |
(noun) the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty | - |
watchband | (noun) a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist | Synonyms: bracelet, watch bracelet, watchstrap, wristband |
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watchdog | (noun) a dog trained to guard property | Synonyms: guard dog |
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(noun) a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste | - |
watcher | (noun) a guard who keeps watch | Synonyms: security guard, watchman |
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(noun) a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) | Synonyms: looker, spectator, viewer, witness |
(noun) a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body | - |
watchfulness | (noun) vigilant attentiveness | Synonyms: vigilance, weather eye |
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(noun) the process of paying close and continuous attention | Synonyms: alertness, vigilance, wakefulness |
watching | (noun) the act of observing; taking a patient look | Synonyms: observance, observation |
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watchmaker | (noun) someone who makes or repairs watches | Synonyms: horologer, horologist |
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watchman | (noun) a guard who keeps watch | Synonyms: security guard, watcher |
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watchstrap | (noun) a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist | Synonyms: bracelet, watch bracelet, watchband, wristband |
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watchtower | (noun) an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies | - |
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watchword | (noun) a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group | Synonyms: countersign, parole, password, word |
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(noun) a slogan used to rally support for a cause | Synonyms: battle cry, cry, rallying cry, war cry |
wristwatch | (noun) a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist | Synonyms: wrist watch |
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