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Watch
n.
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That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew, who together attend to the working of a vessel for an allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are designated as the port watch, and the starboard watch.
Watch
v. i.
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To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to keep vigil.
Watch
v. i.
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To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity.
Watch
v. i.
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To remain awake with any one as nurse or attendant; to attend on the sick during the night; as, to watch with a man in a fever.
Watch
v. i.
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To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place; -- said of a buoy.
Watched
imp. & p. p.
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of Watch
Watching
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Watch
Watch
v. t.
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To give heed to; to observe the actions or motions of, for any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sight and observation; as, to watch the progress of a bill in the legislature.
Watch
v. t.
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To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.
Watchdog
n.
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A dog kept to watch and guard premises or property, and to give notice of the approach of intruders.
Watcher
n.
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One who watches; one who sits up or continues; a diligent observer; specifically, one who attends upon the sick during the night.
Watches
n. pl.
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The leaves of Saracenia flava. See Trumpets.
Watchet
a.
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Pale or light blue.
Watchful
a.
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Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided; as, to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits.
Watchhouses
pl.
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of Watchhouse
Watchhouse
n.
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A place where persons under temporary arrest by the police of a city are kept; a police station; a lockup.
Watchmaker
n.
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One whose occupation is to make and repair watches.
Watchmen
pl.
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of Watchman
Watchman
n.
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One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel.
Watchman
n.
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Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.
Watchtower
n.
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A tower in which a sentinel is placed to watch for enemies, the approach of danger, or the like.
Watchword
n.
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A word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy, or a person who has a right to pass the watch from one who has not; a countersign; a password.
Watchword
n.
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A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or a signal for action.
Water
n.
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The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc.
Water
n.
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A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or other collection of water.
Water
n.
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Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling water; esp., the urine.
Water
n.
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A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance; as, ammonia water.
Water
n.
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The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is, perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water, that is, of the first excellence.
Watered
imp. & p. p.
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of Water
Watering
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Water