Watching: alternatives and connections

To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time.

To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over.

To watch for; to look out for.

A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See Balance wheel (in the Vocabulary).

A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; -- often called simply a…

A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; as, the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled.

To keep watch over; to keep awake.

The rim which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.

The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack.

A watch-guard.

A small and thick old-fashioned watch.

A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridg…

A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-w…

Any small decorative object worn on the person, as a seal, a key, a silver whistle, or the like. Bunches of charms are often worn at t…

An ornamental hook, or brooch worn by a lady at her waist, and having a short chain or chains attached for a watch, keys, trinkets, et…

A machine for measuring time, indicating the hour and other divisions by means of hands moving on a dial plate. Its works are moved by…

The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch.

A small metal ring; a small collar fastened on an arbor; as, the collet on the balance arbor of a watch; a small socket on a stem, for…