2. take care, be careful, be attentive, watch out, pay attention, heed; be on guard, be on the lookout,
Inf. keep one's eyes peeled, keep one's eyes open; be watchful, be on the alert, be vigilant, keep one's ears to the ground, look lively, keep one's eye on the ball.
3. keep watch, stand guard, keep watch and ward, mount guard; patrol, police, go on one's beat; secure, preserve, safeguard.
4. guard, watch over, protect, keep, shelter, cover; mind, tend, oversee, superintend, look over, overlook; foster, shepherd, nurse, mother, attend, minister; chaperon, escort, accompany, convoy, conduct; look after, see after, take care of, care for, Inf baby-sit, Inf sit for.
5. watch for look for, wait for, await, wait upon; watch out for, look forward to, anticipate, expect, count on, reckon on, be ready for, have in prospect. -n. 6. observation, regard, consideration, contemplation, Inf. the eye; inspection, scrutiny, survey, study, observance, examination, overview; surveillance, view, oversight.
7. guard, lookout, watch and ward, sharp eye, watching; vigilance, watchfulness, watchful eye, weather eye; monitoring, guardedness, attention, alertness, attentiveness, wariness; vigil, wake, Eccles. pernoctation, Obs. pervigilation; custody, safeguard, safekeeping, stewardship, guardianship, charge, supervision.
8. timepiece, wrist watch, clock, pocket watch, stopwatch, chronometer, chronograph; timekeeper, timer, Inf. ticker; horologe, sundial, calendar watch.
9. sentry, sentinel, guard, patrolman. See - watchman, watchful, adj. wary. See - wary {defs. 1, 2). watchman, n. guard, custodian, night watchman; protector, defender, guardian, guarder, guardsman; watch, sentinel, sentry, picket, patrol, garrison; jailer, warder, warden, keeper, turnkey, Sl. screw, Sl. bull; scout, lookout, watchdog.
watchword, n. password, Fr. mot de passe, Fr. passe-parole, shibboleth, test word; keyword, open sesame; slogan, motto, byword, catchword, catch phrase, battle cry, rallying cry, buzz word; countersign, sign, signal,
water, n. 1. H20, Facetious. Adam's ale, Chiefly
Pharm. aqua, Fr. eau; tap water, bottled water, distilled water, mineral water, soda water, Seltzer water; branch water, ditchwater, Western U.S. ditch.
2. rain, dew, condensation, moisture; tears; perspiration, sweat, urine, Anat., Zool. amniotic fluid; saliva, spit, spittle, slaver; fluid, exudation, Old Physiol. humor.
-v. 3. sprinkle, besprinkle, sparge, moisten, damp, dampen, bedew; hose, spray, water down; wet, splash, douse, slosh; drench, steep, saturate, sodden, imbue; irrigate, flood, deluge, inundate.
4. Often
water down dilute, weaken, thin, rarefy, soften; mix, adulterate, (of alcohol or drugs) cut.
waterfall, n. cascade, cataract, sault, Chiefly Scot. linn, chute, falls; Niagara Falls,
water nymph, n. water sprite, undine, water spirit, (in Scottish legends) kelpie; naiad, Nereid, Class. Myth. Thetis, Lorelei, Oceanid; mermaid, sea-maid, Class. Myth, siren, sea nymph, nymph,
watery, adj. 1. aqueous, liquid, liquefied, serous, fluid, hydrous.