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    [Adjective]  | "watch*ful" | \ ˈwäch-fəl \


    1: not able or accustomed to sleep or rest : wakeful

    2: causing sleeplessness

    3: spent in wakefulness : sleepless


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "watchfulness" 


    1: the state of being constantly attentive and responsive to signs of opportunity, activity, or danger;


      * e.g., " ... it was only her motherly watchfulness that saved the boy from an accident "



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    [Adjective]  | "watchful" 


    1: paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity;


      * e.g., " ... the toddler played under the watchful eye of her parents "





     [ "watch this" ]

    1: Something said right before a person does something amazingly stupid.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey Peter, watch this! 

     [ "Watched" ]

    1: The process of becoming a watch

      * e.g.,  ... If you watched these notebooks, they'd become a watch. 

     [ "Watch This" ]

    1: Famous last words.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Hey watch this! 

     [ "watch" ]

    1: Something u wear on ur arm that tells u the time.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1:What time is it 

     [ "watch it be" ]

    1: Phrase, generally used in a sarcastic tone, used to exaggerate something's distance, location or someone's profession. It is often accompanied by the term "like". Less popularly, it may be used in several other contexts which are deemed appropriate at the time.

      * e.g.,  ... Ex. 1 - Elisa: I wonder where they keep their jewelry... 

     [ "Watch" ]

    1: A period of time aboard vessels in which a person must stand as a lookout, or be in command of the ship, usually in 4-hour shifts.

      * e.g.,  ... I am on watch from 8am - 12pm, and from 8pm - 12am. 

     [ "Watchful" ]

    1: Watchful means exactly that, watching someone like a hawk.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm being watchful about this one. Nuff said. 

     [ "watch" ]

    1: something on your wrist to tell the time

      * e.g.,  ... i have a new watch 

     [ "watch" ]

    1: If you have "a watch," it's to have a group of people watching or surveilling you.

      * e.g.,  ... I've got a million dollar watch and they don't even know it. 

     [ "Watch it" ]

    1: When you threaten someone in a friendly manner

      * e.g.,  ... *Chloe steals one of my chips* 

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