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- English Word Watches Definition The leaves of Saracenia flava. See Trumpets.
- English Word Watchet Definition Pale or light blue.
- English Word Watchful Definition Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided; as, to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits.
- English Word Watchhouse Definition A house in which a watch or guard is placed.
- English Word Watchhouse Definition A place where persons under temporary arrest by the police of a city are kept; a police station; a lockup.
- English Word Watchhouses Definition of Watchhouse
- English Word Watching Definition of Watch
- English Word Watchmaker Definition One whose occupation is to make and repair watches.
- English Word Watchman Definition One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel.
- English Word Watchman Definition Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.
- English Word Watchmen Definition of Watchman
- English Word Watchtower Definition A tower in which a sentinel is placed to watch for enemies, the approach of danger, or the like.
- English Word Watchword Definition A word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy, or a person who has a right to pass the watch from one who has not; a countersign; a password.
- English Word Watchword Definition A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or a signal for action.
- English Word Water Definition The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc.
- English Word Water Definition A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or other collection of water.
- English Word Water Definition Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling water; esp., the urine.
- English Word Water Definition A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance; as, ammonia water.
- English Word Water Definition The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is, perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water, that is, of the first excellence.
- English Word Water Definition A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and Damaskeen.