watches

/ˈwɒt͡ʃɪz/

IPA: /W AA1 CH AH0 Z/

noun

1
A portable or wearable timepiece.
“More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets.”
2
The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
3
A particular time period when guarding is kept.
“The second watch of the night began at midnight.”
4
A person or group of people who guard.
“The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates.”
5
The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
6
A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
7
A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
8
The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.

verb

1
To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
“I'm tired of watching TV.”
2
To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
“Put a little baking soda in some vinegar and watch what happens.”
3
To mind, attend, or guard.
“He has to watch the kids that afternoon.”
4
To be wary or cautious of.
“You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying.”
5
To attend to dangers to or regarding.
“Watch what you say.”
6
To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.
7
To be vigilant or on one's guard.
“For some must watch, while some must sleep: So runs the world away.”
8
To act as a lookout.
9
(of a buoy) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.
10
To be awake.
11
To be on the lookout for; to wait for expectantly.

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