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a small instrument used for telling the time, worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket; (sailors on duty during) a period of two or four hours at sea

clock worn on body

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1) a kind of watch that keeps very accurate time (chronometer)

2) a soldier keeping a watch or guard (sentry)

3) a dark shape on the ground, a wall etc because of shade; to follow closely and watch the movements of (a person) (shadow)

4) a person who tries to set secret information, especially about military affairs of other countries; a person who keeps a secret watch on the movements of others (spy)

5) a kind of watch used to time events such as races (stopwatch)

6) to watch and direct (work etc) (superintend)

7) to watch and direct (work, workers, students, an organization) (supervise)

8) a close watch kept on a place, a person suspected of doing wrong etc (surveillance)

9) (an act of) staying awake to keep watch or to pray (vigil)

10) the act of keeping watch (vigilance)

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