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Antonyms for watches

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : woch
Phonetic Transcription : wɒtʃ

Definition of watches

Origin :
  • Old English wæcce "a watching," from wæccan (see watch (v.)). Sense of "sentinel" is recorded from c.1300; that of "person or group officially patroling a town (especially at night) to keep order, etc." is first recorded 1530s. Meaning "period of time in which a division of a ship's crew remains on deck" is from 1580s. Sense of "period into which a night was divided in ancient times" translates Latin vigilia, Greek phylake, Hebrew ashmoreth.
  • The Hebrews divided the night into three watches, the Greeks usually into four (sometimes five), the Romans (followed by the Jews in New Testament times) into four. [OED]
  • The meaning "small timepiece" is from 1580s, developing from that of "a clock to wake up sleepers" (mid-15c.).
  • noun clock worn on body
  • noun lookout
  • verb look at
  • verb guard, protect
Example sentences :
  • They possessed no watches but they measured time by the shadow of the sun-dial.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • Betty, I will be frank, there is a great lady who is jealous, and watches you very closely.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • He'll never dare go against his mother and she watches him like a cat.
  • Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton
  • By means of this the boys frequently glanced at their watches.
  • Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
  • The market for watches, which had been depressed, was at this time reviving a little.
  • Extract from : « The Auburndale Watch Company » by Edwin A. Battison
  • Beyond this point they have treated the watches as though they had nothing in common.
  • Extract from : « The Auburndale Watch Company » by Edwin A. Battison
  • A general view of one of these watches is seen in figure 20.
  • Extract from : « The Auburndale Watch Company » by Edwin A. Battison
  • Nearly all these watches had seven jewels, some few had more.
  • Extract from : « The Auburndale Watch Company » by Edwin A. Battison
  • She leads the rounds of the fairies, and watches over change and growth.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • After his death the dragon takes possession of the hoard and watches over it.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous

Synonyms for watches

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