Phrase Hound found 141 phrases and 133 compound words that contain watch. The most common are listed below. Open watch in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 141
- watch outTo be aware or conscious; to look closely or carefully; to use caution. Often used in the imperative.
- watch overTo guard and protect.
- pocket watchA watch carried in the pocket, often with a closing cover and usually attached to a chain.
- watch listAlternative spelling of watchlist: A list of people or things that are assigned to receive special attention or monitoring.
- watch this spaceAn indication that a development will follow.
- night watchA watch kept on some premises, or on a town, by guards during the night.
- watch glassAn item of glass laboratory equipment consisting of a simple, slightly concave circle of glass. It is a general utility item, used to hold small samples, to evaporate liquids, to cover a beaker, and so on.
- digital watchA watch (wristwatch or pocket watch), usually electronic, whose watch face displays time in the form of numbers (a digital display, rather than by a dial and hands (traditional clock face).
- Watch HillA census-designated place in the town of Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.
- watch and waitWatchful waiting.
- watch partyA social gathering for the purpose of watching a specific event or program on television.
- watch pocketA small pocket in the waistband of men's trousers or in other garments for carrying a pocket watch.
- Rolex watch
- first watchAboard a ship, a watch from 8 p.m. to midnight.
- keep watchTo guard; to watch over someone or something.
- Will Watch
- wrist watchAlternative form of wristwatch: A watch that is worn on a strap or band fastened around the wrist
- fire watchThe act of watching for the occurrence of fires, for example during wartime bombing raids or in forested areas in hot and dry conditions.
- watch faceThe surface of a watch that contains the dial and hands, or a digital display, or (sometimes) both.
- middle watchAboard a ship, a watch from midnight to 4 a.m.
- hate-watchTo watch a television program, etc., that one dislikes, for the pleasure one derives from criticizing or making fun of it.
- watch backThe back cover of a watch.
- day-watchAlternative form of daywatch: A watch or vigil kept during the day.
- watch billA list of the officers and crew of a ship, as divided into watches, with their various stations.
- watch houseAlternative spelling of watchhouse: A small prison attached to a police station, usually used on a temporary basis.
Compound words 133
- watchdogA guard dog.
- watchlistA list of people or things that are assigned to receive special attention or monitoring.
- watcherSomeone who watches or observes.
- wristwatchA watch that is worn on a strap or band fastened around the wrist
- stopwatchA timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.
- watchfulFully observant, vigilant, or aware.
- watchmakerA craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains watches.
- watchwordA word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.
- deathwatchA vigil beside a dying person
- watchguardA watchchain of any material.