To look at or on attentively or carefully

• survey

  1. To look over the parts, features, or contents of; view broadly:
  2. To look at or examine carefully and appraise:
  3. To determine the boundaries, area, or elevations of (land or structures on the earth's surface) by means of measuring angles and distances, using the techniques of geometry and trigonometry.

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  1. To look over the parts, features, or contents of; view broadly:
  2. To look at or examine carefully and appraise:
  3. To determine the boundaries, area, or elevations of (land or structures on the earth's surface) by means of measuring angles and distances, using the techniques of geometry and trigonometry.

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• scrutinize

  1. To examine or observe with great care; inspect critically.

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  1. To examine or observe with great care; inspect critically.

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• regard

  1. To think of or consider in a particular way:
  2. To look at attentively; observe closely:
  3. To relate or refer to; concern:

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  1. To think of or consider in a particular way:
  2. To look at attentively; observe closely:
  3. To relate or refer to; concern:

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• observe

  1. To be or become aware of, especially through careful and directed attention; notice:
  2. To watch attentively:
  3. To make a systematic or scientific observation of:

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  1. To be or become aware of, especially through careful and directed attention; notice:
  2. To watch attentively:
  3. To make a systematic or scientific observation of:

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• eye

  1. An organ of vision or of light sensitivity.
  2. Either of a pair of hollow structures located in bony sockets of the skull, functioning together or independently, each having a lens capable of focusing incident light on an internal photosensitive retina from which nerve impulses are sent to the brain; the vertebrate organ of vision.
  3. The external, visible portion of this organ together with its associated structures, especially the eyelids, eyelashes, and eyebrows.

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  1. An organ of vision or of light sensitivity.
  2. Either of a pair of hollow structures located in bony sockets of the skull, functioning together or independently, each having a lens capable of focusing incident light on an internal photosensitive retina from which nerve impulses are sent to the brain; the vertebrate organ of vision.
  3. The external, visible portion of this organ together with its associated structures, especially the eyelids, eyelashes, and eyebrows.

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To have the care and supervision of

• minister to

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• mind

  1. The part or faculty of a person by which one feels, perceives, thinks, remembers, desires, and imagines:
  2. A person of great mental ability:
  3. Individual consciousness, memory, or recollection:

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  1. The part or faculty of a person by which one feels, perceives, thinks, remembers, desires, and imagines:
  2. A person of great mental ability:
  3. Individual consciousness, memory, or recollection:

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• look after

  1. (idiomatic) To watch or protect; to keep safe.

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  1. (idiomatic) To watch or protect; to keep safe.

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• care for

  1. To attend to the needs of, especially in the manner of a nurse or personal aide.
  2. To like or appreciate; to consider to be appealing, tasteful, or suitable.

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  1. To attend to the needs of, especially in the manner of a nurse or personal aide.
  2. To like or appreciate; to consider to be appealing, tasteful, or suitable.

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• attend

  1. To be present at:
  2. To go regularly to:
  3. To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result:

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  1. To be present at:
  2. To go regularly to:
  3. To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result:

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The act of observing, often for an extended time

• scrutiny

  1. Close, careful examination or observation.

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  1. Close, careful examination or observation.

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• observation

  1. The act of observing:
  2. The power or faculty of observing.
  3. The fact of being observed:

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  1. The act of observing:
  2. The power or faculty of observing.
  3. The fact of being observed:

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• observance

  1. The act or practice of observing or complying with a law, custom, command, or rule.
  2. The act or custom of keeping or celebrating a holiday or other ritual occasion.
  3. A customary rite or ceremony.

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  1. The act or practice of observing or complying with a law, custom, command, or rule.
  2. The act or custom of keeping or celebrating a holiday or other ritual occasion.
  3. A customary rite or ceremony.

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The act of carefully watching

• vigilance

  1. Alert watchfulness.

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  1. Alert watchfulness.

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• vigil

  1. A watch kept during normal sleeping hours.
  2. The act or a period of observing; surveillance.
  3. The eve of a religious festival observed by staying awake as a devotional exercise.

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  1. A watch kept during normal sleeping hours.
  2. The act or a period of observing; surveillance.
  3. The eve of a religious festival observed by staying awake as a devotional exercise.

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• surveillance

  1. Close observation of a person or group, especially one under suspicion.
  2. The act of observing or the condition of being observed.

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  1. Close observation of a person or group, especially one under suspicion.
  2. The act of observing or the condition of being observed.

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• lookout

  1. The act of observing or keeping watch.
  2. A high place or structure commanding a wide view, used for observation.
  3. One who keeps watch.

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  1. The act of observing or keeping watch.
  2. A high place or structure commanding a wide view, used for observation.
  3. One who keeps watch.

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A person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example

• ward

  1. A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients.
  2. A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients:
  3. A division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes.

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  1. A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients.
  2. A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients:
  3. A division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes.

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• sentry

  1. A guard, especially a soldier posted at a given spot to prevent the passage of unauthorized persons.
  2. The duty of a sentry; watch.

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  1. A guard, especially a soldier posted at a given spot to prevent the passage of unauthorized persons.
  2. The duty of a sentry; watch.

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• sentinel

  1. One that keeps guard; a sentry.
  2. To watch over as a guard.
  3. To provide with a guard.

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  1. One that keeps guard; a sentry.
  2. To watch over as a guard.
  3. To provide with a guard.

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• protector

  1. One who protects; a guardian.
  2. A device that protects; a guard.
  3. A person who rules a kingdom during the minority of a sovereign.

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  1. One who protects; a guardian.
  2. A device that protects; a guard.
  3. A person who rules a kingdom during the minority of a sovereign.

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• picket

  1. A pointed stake often driven into the ground to support a fence, secure a tent, tether animals, mark points in surveying, or, when pointed at the top, serve as a defense.
  2. A detachment of one or more troops, ships, or aircraft held in readiness or advanced to warn of an enemy's approach:
  3. A person or group of persons stationed outside a place of employment, usually during a strike, to express grievance or protest and discourage entry by nonstriking employees or customers.

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  1. A pointed stake often driven into the ground to support a fence, secure a tent, tether animals, mark points in surveying, or, when pointed at the top, serve as a defense.
  2. A detachment of one or more troops, ships, or aircraft held in readiness or advanced to warn of an enemy's approach:
  3. A person or group of persons stationed outside a place of employment, usually during a strike, to express grievance or protest and discourage entry by nonstriking employees or customers.

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• lookout

  1. The act of observing or keeping watch.
  2. A high place or structure commanding a wide view, used for observation.
  3. One who keeps watch.

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  1. The act of observing or keeping watch.
  2. A high place or structure commanding a wide view, used for observation.
  3. One who keeps watch.

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• guard

  1. To watch over (a place or person, for example) in order to keep from being damaged, robbed, or injured:
  2. To supervise the entry and exit through; keep watch at:
  3. To watch over so as to prevent escape or violence:

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  1. To watch over (a place or person, for example) in order to keep from being damaged, robbed, or injured:
  2. To supervise the entry and exit through; keep watch at:
  3. To watch over so as to prevent escape or violence:

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A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity

• turn

  1. To cause to move around an axis or center; cause to rotate or revolve:
  2. To cause to move around in order to achieve a result, such as opening, closing, tightening, or loosening:
  3. To alter or control the functioning of (a mechanical device, for example) by the use of a rotating or similar movement:

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  1. To cause to move around an axis or center; cause to rotate or revolve:
  2. To cause to move around in order to achieve a result, such as opening, closing, tightening, or loosening:
  3. To alter or control the functioning of (a mechanical device, for example) by the use of a rotating or similar movement:

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• trick

  1. An act or procedure intended to achieve an end by deceptive or fraudulent means.
  2. A mischievous action; a prank:
  3. A stupid, disgraceful, or childish act:

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  1. An act or procedure intended to achieve an end by deceptive or fraudulent means.
  2. A mischievous action; a prank:
  3. A stupid, disgraceful, or childish act:

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• tour

  1. A trip with visits to various places of interest for business, pleasure, or instruction.
  2. A group organized for such a trip or for a shorter sightseeing excursion.
  3. A brief trip to or through a place for the purpose of seeing it:

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  1. A trip with visits to various places of interest for business, pleasure, or instruction.
  2. A group organized for such a trip or for a shorter sightseeing excursion.
  3. A brief trip to or through a place for the purpose of seeing it:

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• time

  1. A nonspatial continuum in which events occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future.
  2. An interval separating two points on this continuum; a duration:
  3. A number, as of years, days, or minutes, representing such an interval:

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  1. A nonspatial continuum in which events occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future.
  2. An interval separating two points on this continuum; a duration:
  3. A number, as of years, days, or minutes, representing such an interval:

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• stretch

  1. To lengthen, widen, or distend:
  2. To cause to extend from one place to another or across a given space:
  3. To make taut; tighten:

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  1. To lengthen, widen, or distend:
  2. To cause to extend from one place to another or across a given space:
  3. To make taut; tighten:

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• stint

  1. To be frugal or economical in providing something; hold back:
  2. To stop or desist.
  3. To restrict (someone) in what is provided or allowed:

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  1. To be frugal or economical in providing something; hold back:
  2. To stop or desist.
  3. To restrict (someone) in what is provided or allowed:

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• spell

  1. To name or write in order the letters constituting (a word).
  2. To constitute the letters of (a word):
  3. To add up to; signify:

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  1. To name or write in order the letters constituting (a word).
  2. To constitute the letters of (a word):
  3. To add up to; signify:

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• shift

  1. To exchange (one thing) for another of the same class:
  2. To move or transfer from one place or position to another.
  3. To alter (position or place).

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  1. To exchange (one thing) for another of the same class:
  2. To move or transfer from one place or position to another.
  3. To alter (position or place).

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• inning

  1. One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs.
  2. The division or period of a cricket game during which one team is at bat.
  3. An opportunity to act or speak out; a chance for accomplishment.

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  1. One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs.
  2. The division or period of a cricket game during which one team is at bat.
  3. An opportunity to act or speak out; a chance for accomplishment.

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• hitch

  1. To fasten, connect, or attach:
  2. To move or raise by pulling or jerking:
  3. To get (a ride) by hitchhiking:

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  1. To fasten, connect, or attach:
  2. To move or raise by pulling or jerking:
  3. To get (a ride) by hitchhiking:

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• go

  1. To move or travel; proceed:
  2. To move away from a place; depart:
  3. To pursue a certain course:

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  1. To move or travel; proceed:
  2. To move away from a place; depart:
  3. To pursue a certain course:

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• bout

  1. A contest between antagonists; a match:
  2. A period of time spent in a particular way; a spell:

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  1. A contest between antagonists; a match:
  2. A period of time spent in a particular way; a spell:

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A watch over the body of a dead person before burial

• wake

  1. To cease to sleep; become awake:
  2. To stay awake:
  3. To be brought into a state of awareness or alertness:

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  1. To cease to sleep; become awake:
  2. To stay awake:
  3. To be brought into a state of awareness or alertness:

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A portable timepiece

• ticker

  1. A telegraphic instrument that receives news reports and prints them on paper tape.
  2. Any of various devices that receive and display similar information, such as stock market quotations, electronically.
  3. A watch.

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  1. A telegraphic instrument that receives news reports and prints them on paper tape.
  2. Any of various devices that receive and display similar information, such as stock market quotations, electronically.
  3. A watch.

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• analog-watch

  1. US spelling of analogue watch

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  1. US spelling of analogue watch

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• digital-watch

  1. A watch, usually electronic, that displays time in the form of numbers, rather than by a dial and hands.

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  1. A watch, usually electronic, that displays time in the form of numbers, rather than by a dial and hands.

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• chronometer

  1. An exceptionally precise timepiece.

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  1. An exceptionally precise timepiece.

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• stopwatch

  1. A watch that can be instantly started and stopped by pushing a button and used to measure an exact duration of time.

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  1. A watch that can be instantly started and stopped by pushing a button and used to measure an exact duration of time.

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• half-hunter

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• hunter

  1. One who hunts game.
  2. A dog bred or trained for use in hunting.
  3. A horse, typically a strong fast jumper, that has been bred or trained for use in hunting.

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  1. One who hunts game.
  2. A dog bred or trained for use in hunting.
  3. A horse, typically a strong fast jumper, that has been bred or trained for use in hunting.

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• pocket-watch

  1. a small timepiece, typically attached to a chain, designed to be carried in a pocket

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  1. a small timepiece, typically attached to a chain, designed to be carried in a pocket

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• wrist watch

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Strict attention

• watchfulness

  1. alertness, vigilance or wakefulness

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  1. alertness, vigilance or wakefulness

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• heed

  1. To pay attention to; listen to and consider:
  2. To pay attention.
  3. Close attention; notice.

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  1. To pay attention to; listen to and consider:
  2. To pay attention.
  3. Close attention; notice.

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• guard

  1. To watch over (a place or person, for example) in order to keep from being damaged, robbed, or injured:
  2. To supervise the entry and exit through; keep watch at:
  3. To watch over so as to prevent escape or violence:

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  1. To watch over (a place or person, for example) in order to keep from being damaged, robbed, or injured:
  2. To supervise the entry and exit through; keep watch at:
  3. To watch over so as to prevent escape or violence:

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• vigilance

  1. Alert watchfulness.

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  1. Alert watchfulness.

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• attention

  1. The act of close or careful observing or listening:
  2. The ability or power to keep the mind on something; the ability to concentrate:
  3. Notice or observation:

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  1. The act of close or careful observing or listening:
  2. The ability or power to keep the mind on something; the ability to concentrate:
  3. Notice or observation:

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• awareness

  1. The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
  2. The state or quality of being aware of something

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  1. The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
  2. The state or quality of being aware of something

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• surveillance

  1. Close observation of a person or group, especially one under suspicion.
  2. The act of observing or the condition of being observed.

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  1. Close observation of a person or group, especially one under suspicion.
  2. The act of observing or the condition of being observed.

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• observance

  1. The act or practice of observing or complying with a law, custom, command, or rule.
  2. The act or custom of keeping or celebrating a holiday or other ritual occasion.
  3. A customary rite or ceremony.

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  1. The act or practice of observing or complying with a law, custom, command, or rule.
  2. The act or custom of keeping or celebrating a holiday or other ritual occasion.
  3. A customary rite or ceremony.

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• observation

  1. The act of observing:
  2. The power or faculty of observing.
  3. The fact of being observed:

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  1. The act of observing:
  2. The power or faculty of observing.
  3. The fact of being observed:

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• lookout

  1. The act of observing or keeping watch.
  2. A high place or structure commanding a wide view, used for observation.
  3. One who keeps watch.

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  1. The act of observing or keeping watch.
  2. A high place or structure commanding a wide view, used for observation.
  3. One who keeps watch.

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A period of duty or vigilance

• graveyard-shift

  1. A work shift that runs during the early morning hours, as from midnight to 8 am .
  2. The workers on such a shift.

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  1. A work shift that runs during the early morning hours, as from midnight to 8 am .
  2. The workers on such a shift.

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• graveyard-watch

  1. (nautical) The middle watch on a ship, from midnight to 4 am.

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  1. (nautical) The middle watch on a ship, from midnight to 4 am.

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• dogwatch

  1. Either of two short periods of watch duty, from 4 to 6 pm or 6 to 8 pm .
  2. A late night shift.

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  1. Either of two short periods of watch duty, from 4 to 6 pm or 6 to 8 pm .
  2. A late night shift.

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• trick

  1. An act or procedure intended to achieve an end by deceptive or fraudulent means.
  2. A mischievous action; a prank:
  3. A stupid, disgraceful, or childish act:

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  1. An act or procedure intended to achieve an end by deceptive or fraudulent means.
  2. A mischievous action; a prank:
  3. A stupid, disgraceful, or childish act:

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• sentry duty

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• picket duty

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• vigil

  1. A watch kept during normal sleeping hours.
  2. The act or a period of observing; surveillance.
  3. The eve of a religious festival observed by staying awake as a devotional exercise.

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  1. A watch kept during normal sleeping hours.
  2. The act or a period of observing; surveillance.
  3. The eve of a religious festival observed by staying awake as a devotional exercise.

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• shift

  1. To exchange (one thing) for another of the same class:
  2. To move or transfer from one place or position to another.
  3. To alter (position or place).

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  1. To exchange (one thing) for another of the same class:
  2. To move or transfer from one place or position to another.
  3. To alter (position or place).

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• night-watch

  1. A watch or guard kept during the night.
  2. The person or persons on such a watch.

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  1. A watch or guard kept during the night.
  2. The person or persons on such a watch.

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• guard duty

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• patrol

  1. The act of moving about an area especially by an authorized and trained person or group, for purposes of observation, inspection, or security.
  2. A person or group of persons who perform such an act.
  3. A military unit sent out on a reconnaissance or combat mission.

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  1. The act of moving about an area especially by an authorized and trained person or group, for purposes of observation, inspection, or security.
  2. A person or group of persons who perform such an act.
  3. A military unit sent out on a reconnaissance or combat mission.

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Those who keep a watch, sense 3

• m-p

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• military-police

  1. The branch of an armed force assigned to perform law enforcement duties, as on a military installation.

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  1. The branch of an armed force assigned to perform law enforcement duties, as on a military installation.

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• s-p

  1. A trademark for a US stock-market index composed of 500 actively traded, large cap stocks.

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  1. A trademark for a US stock-market index composed of 500 actively traded, large cap stocks.

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• shore-patrol

  1. A detail of the US Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard serving as military police ashore.

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  1. A detail of the US Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard serving as military police ashore.

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• flagman

  1. A man who signals with or carries a flag.

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  1. A man who signals with or carries a flag.

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• signalman

  1. a person responsible for signaling or receiving signals

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  1. a person responsible for signaling or receiving signals

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• observer

  1. One who observes:
  2. One who is sent to observe and report on events or proceedings without directly participating in them.
  3. A crew member on a military aircraft who makes observations.

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  1. One who observes:
  2. One who is sent to observe and report on events or proceedings without directly participating in them.
  3. A crew member on a military aircraft who makes observations.

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• spotter

  1. One that applies spots.
  2. A military or civil defense lookout.
  3. A person hired to detect dishonest acts by employees, as in a bank.

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  1. One that applies spots.
  2. A military or civil defense lookout.
  3. A person hired to detect dishonest acts by employees, as in a bank.

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• scout

  1. To spy on or explore carefully in order to obtain information; reconnoiter.
  2. To observe and evaluate (a talented person), as for possible hiring.
  3. To search as a scout:

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  1. To spy on or explore carefully in order to obtain information; reconnoiter.
  2. To observe and evaluate (a talented person), as for possible hiring.
  3. To search as a scout:

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• lookout

  1. The act of observing or keeping watch.
  2. A high place or structure commanding a wide view, used for observation.
  3. One who keeps watch.

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  1. The act of observing or keeping watch.
  2. A high place or structure commanding a wide view, used for observation.
  3. One who keeps watch.

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• watchman

  1. A man who is employed to stand guard or keep watch.

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  1. A man who is employed to stand guard or keep watch.

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• picket

  1. A pointed stake often driven into the ground to support a fence, secure a tent, tether animals, mark points in surveying, or, when pointed at the top, serve as a defense.
  2. A detachment of one or more troops, ships, or aircraft held in readiness or advanced to warn of an enemy's approach:
  3. A person or group of persons stationed outside a place of employment, usually during a strike, to express grievance or protest and discourage entry by nonstriking employees or customers.

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  1. A pointed stake often driven into the ground to support a fence, secure a tent, tether animals, mark points in surveying, or, when pointed at the top, serve as a defense.
  2. A detachment of one or more troops, ships, or aircraft held in readiness or advanced to warn of an enemy's approach:
  3. A person or group of persons stationed outside a place of employment, usually during a strike, to express grievance or protest and discourage entry by nonstriking employees or customers.

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• sentinel

  1. One that keeps guard; a sentry.
  2. To watch over as a guard.
  3. To provide with a guard.

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  1. One that keeps guard; a sentry.
  2. To watch over as a guard.
  3. To provide with a guard.

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• sentry

  1. A guard, especially a soldier posted at a given spot to prevent the passage of unauthorized persons.
  2. The duty of a sentry; watch.

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  1. A guard, especially a soldier posted at a given spot to prevent the passage of unauthorized persons.
  2. The duty of a sentry; watch.

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• guard

  1. To watch over (a place or person, for example) in order to keep from being damaged, robbed, or injured:
  2. To supervise the entry and exit through; keep watch at:
  3. To watch over so as to prevent escape or violence:

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  1. To watch over (a place or person, for example) in order to keep from being damaged, robbed, or injured:
  2. To supervise the entry and exit through; keep watch at:
  3. To watch over so as to prevent escape or violence:

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To be attentive

• look closely

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• concentrate

  1. To direct or draw toward a common center; focus.
  2. To bring into one main body:
  3. To make (a solution or mixture) less dilute.

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  1. To direct or draw toward a common center; focus.
  2. To bring into one main body:
  3. To make (a solution or mixture) less dilute.

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• pay-attention

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.

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  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.

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• view

  1. An examination using the eyes; a look:
  2. Field of vision:
  3. A scene or vista:

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  1. An examination using the eyes; a look:
  2. Field of vision:
  3. A scene or vista:

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• mind

  1. The part or faculty of a person by which one feels, perceives, thinks, remembers, desires, and imagines:
  2. A person of great mental ability:
  3. Individual consciousness, memory, or recollection:

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  1. The part or faculty of a person by which one feels, perceives, thinks, remembers, desires, and imagines:
  2. A person of great mental ability:
  3. Individual consciousness, memory, or recollection:

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• contemplate

  1. To look at attentively and thoughtfully:
  2. To consider carefully and at length; meditate on or ponder:
  3. To have in mind as an intention or possibility:

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  1. To look at attentively and thoughtfully:
  2. To consider carefully and at length; meditate on or ponder:
  3. To have in mind as an intention or possibility:

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• take-notice

  1. (intransitive, often with of) To notice; to take note.

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  1. (intransitive, often with of) To notice; to take note.

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• attend

  1. To be present at:
  2. To go regularly to:
  3. To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result:

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  1. To be present at:
  2. To go regularly to:
  3. To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result:

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• wait

  1. To remain or rest in expectation:
  2. To stay in one place until another catches up:
  3. To remain or be in readiness:

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  1. To remain or rest in expectation:
  2. To stay in one place until another catches up:
  3. To remain or be in readiness:

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• listen

  1. To make an effort to hear something:
  2. To pay attention; heed:
  3. An act of listening:

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  1. To make an effort to hear something:
  2. To pay attention; heed:
  3. An act of listening:

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• regard

  1. To think of or consider in a particular way:
  2. To look at attentively; observe closely:
  3. To relate or refer to; concern:

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  1. To think of or consider in a particular way:
  2. To look at attentively; observe closely:
  3. To relate or refer to; concern:

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• mark

  1. A visible trace or impression, such as a line or spot:
  2. A name, logo, or other indicator used to indicate ownership, origin, or level of quality.
  3. A notch made in an animal's ear or hide to indicate ownership.

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  1. A visible trace or impression, such as a line or spot:
  2. A name, logo, or other indicator used to indicate ownership, origin, or level of quality.
  3. A notch made in an animal's ear or hide to indicate ownership.

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• attend

  1. To be present at:
  2. To go regularly to:
  3. To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result:

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  1. To be present at:
  2. To go regularly to:
  3. To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result:

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• follow

  1. To come or go after; proceed behind:
  2. To go after in pursuit:
  3. To keep under surveillance:

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  1. To come or go after; proceed behind:
  2. To go after in pursuit:
  3. To keep under surveillance:

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• scrutinize

  1. To examine or observe with great care; inspect critically.

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  1. To examine or observe with great care; inspect critically.

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• see

  1. To perceive with the eye:
  2. To detect by means analogous to use of the eye:
  3. To attend or view as a spectator:

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  1. To perceive with the eye:
  2. To detect by means analogous to use of the eye:
  3. To attend or view as a spectator:

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• observe

  1. To be or become aware of, especially through careful and directed attention; notice:
  2. To watch attentively:
  3. To make a systematic or scientific observation of:

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  1. To be or become aware of, especially through careful and directed attention; notice:
  2. To watch attentively:
  3. To make a systematic or scientific observation of:

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To guard

• police

  1. A body of government employees trained in methods of law enforcement and crime prevention and detection and authorized to maintain the peace, safety, and order of the community.
  2. A body of persons with a similar organization and function:
  3. Regulation and control of the affairs of a community, especially with respect to maintenance of order, law, health, morals, safety, and other matters affecting the public welfare.

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  1. A body of government employees trained in methods of law enforcement and crime prevention and detection and authorized to maintain the peace, safety, and order of the community.
  2. A body of persons with a similar organization and function:
  3. Regulation and control of the affairs of a community, especially with respect to maintenance of order, law, health, morals, safety, and other matters affecting the public welfare.

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• picket

  1. A pointed stake often driven into the ground to support a fence, secure a tent, tether animals, mark points in surveying, or, when pointed at the top, serve as a defense.
  2. A detachment of one or more troops, ships, or aircraft held in readiness or advanced to warn of an enemy's approach:
  3. A person or group of persons stationed outside a place of employment, usually during a strike, to express grievance or protest and discourage entry by nonstriking employees or customers.

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  1. A pointed stake often driven into the ground to support a fence, secure a tent, tether animals, mark points in surveying, or, when pointed at the top, serve as a defense.
  2. A detachment of one or more troops, ships, or aircraft held in readiness or advanced to warn of an enemy's approach:
  3. A person or group of persons stationed outside a place of employment, usually during a strike, to express grievance or protest and discourage entry by nonstriking employees or customers.

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• patrol

  1. The act of moving about an area especially by an authorized and trained person or group, for purposes of observation, inspection, or security.
  2. A person or group of persons who perform such an act.
  3. A military unit sent out on a reconnaissance or combat mission.

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  1. The act of moving about an area especially by an authorized and trained person or group, for purposes of observation, inspection, or security.
  2. A person or group of persons who perform such an act.
  3. A military unit sent out on a reconnaissance or combat mission.

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• keep a prisoner

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• keep-an-eye-on

  1. (idiomatic) To watch and pay attention to.

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  1. (idiomatic) To watch and pay attention to.

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