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watch

n.

A portable timepiece
wrist watch, pocket watch, hunter, half-hunter, stopwatch, chronometer, digital watch, analog watch, ticker*; see also clock.
Strict attention
lookout, observation, observance, surveillance, awareness, attention, vigilance, guard, heed, watchfulness.
Antonyms neglect*, sleepiness, apathy.
A period of duty or vigilance
patrol, guard duty, night watch, shift, vigil, picket duty, sentry duty, trick*, dogwatch*, graveyard watch*, graveyard shift.
Those who keep a watch, sense 3
guard, sentry, sentinel, picket, watchman, lookout, scout, spotter, observer, signalman, flagman, shore patrol, S.P., military police, M.P.; see also guardian 1.

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watch

v.

To be attentive
observe, see, scrutinize, follow, attend, mark, regard, listen, wait, attend, take notice, contemplate, mind, view, pay attention, concentrate, look closely.
To guard
keep an eye on, keep (a) prisoner, patrol, picket, police; see also guard 2.

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Another word for watch

verb

To look at or on attentively or carefully:
eye, observe, regard, scrutinize, survey. Idioms: have one's (or keep an) eye on, keep tabs on. See awareness, see
To have the care and supervision of:
attend, care for, look after, mind, minister to, see to, tend². Idioms: keep an eye on, look out for, take care (or charge) of, take under one's wing. See care for

phrasal verb watch out

To be careful:

beware, look out, mind. Idioms: be on guard, be on the lookout, keep an eye peeled , take care (or heed). See awareness, careful

phrasal verb watch over

To direct and watch over the work and performance of others:

boss, overlook, oversee, superintend, supervise. See over

noun

The act of observing, often for an extended time:
observance, observation, scrutiny. See awareness, see
The act of carefully watching:
lookout, surveillance, vigil, vigilance. Idiom: watch and ward. See awareness
A person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example:
guard, lookout, picket, protector, sentinel, sentry, ward. See awareness, safety
A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity:
bout, go, hitch, inning (often used in plural), shift, spell³, stint, stretch, time, tour, trick, turn. See time
A watch over the body of a dead person before burial:
wake¹. See ritual