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watch vs period

period vs watch

watch and period both are nouns.

watch is a verb but period is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
watch Yes No Yes No
period Yes No No No
As nouns, period is a hypernym of watch; that is, period is a word with a broader meaning than watch:
  • watch: the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
  • period: an amount of time
Other hypernyms of watch include period of time, time period.
watch (noun) period (noun)
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
a small portable timepiece an amount of time
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty the end or completion of something
(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
watch (verb) period (verb)
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
look attentively
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
observe without intervening
observe or determine by looking
see or watch
follow with the eyes or the mind
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