watches
Definitions
Noun
- A small portable timepiece
- A period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
- A purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
- The period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
- A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- The rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
Verb
- Look attentively
- Follow with the eyes or the mind
- See or watch
- Observe with attention
- Be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
- Observe or determine by looking
- Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "watches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | watches | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | swatches | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | stopwatches | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | wristwatches | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "watches".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "watches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | watched | 1 | 81 |
| 2 | watch | 1 | 81 |
| 3 | switches | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | matches | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | patches | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | witches | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | swatches | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | watchers | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | catches | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | latches | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | aches | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | weathers | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | watchmen | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | thatches | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | watcher | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | hatches | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | batches | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | wachs | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | walthers | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | twitches | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "watches" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "watches" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "watches" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gold | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "watches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | witches | 2 | 8 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 13
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 12
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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