watch
/wɑtʃ/
Also a verb
Meaning
A small portable timepiece worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket.
He checked his watch and realized he was twenty minutes late for the meeting.
A period of alert keeping or surveillance, especially at night or on a ship.
The sailor stood watch on the deck during the midnight shift.
Collocations
- wrist watch
- smart watch
- keep watch
- stand watch
- night watch
Synonyms
Idioms
on someone's watch
during someone's period of responsibility or supervision
No major security breaches occurred on her watch as director.