Definitions for watch

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Spelling: [woch]

IPA: /wɒtʃ/

Watch is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 48 anagrams from letters in watch (achtw).

Definitions for watch

noun

1. close, continuous observation for the purpose of seeing or discovering something:
2. vigilant guard, as for protection or restraint:
3. a keeping awake for some special purpose:
4. a period of time for watching or keeping guard:
5. a small, portable timepiece, as a wrist watch or pocket watch.
6. a chronometer.
7. Nautical. a period of time, usually four hours, during which one part of a ship's crew is on duty, taking turns with another part. the officers and crew who attend to the working of a ship for an allotted period of time.
8. one of the periods, usually three or four, into which the night was divided in ancient times, as by the Greeks or Hebrews:
9. a person or group that watches, as a lookout, guard, or sentinel:
10. Also called storm watch. Meteorology. an announcement from the U.S. National Weather Service alerting the public that dangerous weather conditions are a possibility and that vigilance and precautionary preparations are advised: Compare advisory (def 5), warning (def 3).
11. a flock of nightingales.

Idioms

1. on the watch, vigilant; alert:
2. watch oneself, to be cautious. to practice discretion or self-restraint.

Verb phrases

1. watch out, to be on one's guard; be cautious:
2. watch over, to guard for protection or safekeeping:

verb (used with object)

1. to keep under attentive view or observation, as in order to see or learn something; view attentively or with interest:
2. to contemplate or regard mentally:
3. to look or wait attentively and expectantly for:
4. to guard, tend, or oversee, especially for protection or safekeeping:

verb (used without object)

1. to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens:
2. to look or wait attentively and expectantly (usually followed by for):
3. to be careful or cautious:
4. to keep awake, especially for a purpose; remain vigilant, as for protection or safekeeping:
5. to keep vigil, as for devotional purposes.
6. to keep guard:

Origin of watch

before 900; 1580-90 for def 15; (v.) Middle English wacchen, Old English wæccan, doublet of wacian to be awake (see wake¹); (noun) Middle English wacche, O

Examples for watch

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Friends had concealed her, and all had been on the watch for Moses.

Adults prepare food and drink dark sweet tea on the doorsteps of their homes as they watch their children playing.

"I will wait ten minutes for him," said Haley, taking out his watch.

They were much amused at my watch ticking, and all wanted to put their ears to hear it.

The brothers must be on the watch, and ready to join her at a moment's warning.

Angry Birds at its simplest was the same way, though you wanted to watch things collapse and explode.

Against this backdrop, Paul breaking bread with Sharpton may be too much for Republican primary voters to watch or stomach.

Just sit around and talk wise about me all you want to, but watch.