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watch - noun

  • a small portable timepiece
  • a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
  • a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
  • the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
  • a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
  • the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

    • watch - verb

    • look attentively
    • follow with the eyes or the mind
    • see or watch
    • observe with attention
    • be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
    • observe or determine by looking
    • find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

    watch - thesaurus

    ascertain   catch   check   determine   follow   learn   lookout   observe   picket   scout   see   sentinel   sentry   spotter   ticker   view   vigil  


    View spelling list Using tch to spell the /ch/ sound and learn about the word watch in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 4. Spelling the consonant digraphs, Part 1.

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    Scrabble score for watch

    w is 4 a is 1 t is 1 c is 3 h is 4
    Scrabble score = 13

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