Synonyms for watches
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : woch |
| Phonetic Transcription : wɒtʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for watches Other synonyms for the word watches
- alertness
- analog watch
- attention
- awareness
- be on alert
- be on the lookout
- be vigilant
- be wary
- be watchful
- care for
- case
- chronometer
- concentrate
- contemplate
- digital watch
- duty
- eagle eye
- eagle-eye
- eye
- eyeball
- focus
- gander
- gaze
- get a load of
- give the once over
- guard
- have a look-see
- hawk
- heed
- inspect
- inspection
- keep eyes open
- keep eyes peeled
- keep tabs on
- keep watch over
- look after
- look out
- mark
- mind
- note
- notice
- observance
- observation
- oversee
- patrol
- pay attention
- peer
- pick up on
- picket
- pipe
- pocket watch
- police
- ride shotgun for
- rubberneck
- scan
- scope
- scrutinize
- scrutiny
- see
- sentinel
- sentry
- spy
- stare
- stopwatch
- superintend
- supervision
- surveillance
- tab
- take care of
- take heed
- take in
- take notice
- tend
- ticker
- timepiece
- timer
- tout
- view
- vigil
- vigilance
- wait
- watchfulness
- weather eye
- wristwatch
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for watches
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