watch+and+ward

  • 31Ward staff — Ward Ward, n. [AS. weard, fem., guard, weard, masc., keeper, guard; akin to OS. ward a watcher, warden, G. wart, OHG. wart, Icel. v[ o]r[eth]r a warden, a watch, Goth. wards in da[ u]rawards a doorkeeper, and E. wary; cf. OF. warde guard, from… …

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  • 32ward — [wôrd] vt. [ME warden < OE weardian, to protect, guard, akin to OHG warten, to wait (see GUARD): E form and sense infl. by NormFr warder, to protect, keep (for OFr garder)] 1. to turn aside; fend off; parry: usually with off 2. Archaic to keep …

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  • 33National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors — The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC) is an American non profit organization with about 18,000 members. The NAWCC was founded in 1943 by members of the Horological Society of New York and the Philadelphia Watchmakers… …

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  • 34Ward-corn — n. [Ward + F. corne horn, L. cornu.] (O. Eng. Law) The duty of keeping watch and ward (see the Note under {Watch}, n., 1) with a horn to be blown upon any occasion of surprise. Burrill. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 35National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors — Die National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, (kurz: NAWCC), ist eine US amerikanische, gemeinnützige Vereinigung von Uhreninteressierten und Uhrensammlern mit etwa 25.000 Mitgliedern weltweit. Die NAWCC wurde 1943 von Mitgliedern der… …

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  • 36watch — Synonyms and related words: Argus, Big Ben, Charley, abide, airplane spotter, alarm clock, alarm watch, anchor watch, and listen, animadvert, appear, assister, astronomical clock, atomic clock, attend, attend to, await, baby sit, bakehead, be at …

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  • 37ward — wardless, adj. /wawrd/, n. 1. a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes. 2. one of the districts into which certain English and Scottish boroughs are divided. 3. a division, floor, or room of a hospital …

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  • 38watch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. look (at), scrutinize, examine; view, stare, ogle; regard, follow, survey; be alert, guard; chaperone, tend, baby sit; oversee, superintend; wait, guard, patrol. n. vigil, surveillance, sentry duty;… …

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  • 39watch — v 1. look, observe, view, regard, see; look at, take in, gaze at, look on, Inf. spectate, eye, ogle, gape, stare at; notice, perceive, espy, detect, descry, sight; contemplate, behold, inspect, make note of, take stock of, scrutinize; survey,… …

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  • 40ward — Synonyms and related words: Kreis, VA hospital, X ray, acropolis, administration, aegis, archbishopric, archdiocese, armament, armor, arrondissement, asylum, auspices, avert, avoidance reaction, bailiwick, balk, base hospital, bastion, beachhead …

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