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watch vs picket

picket vs watch

watch and picket both are nouns.

watch and picket both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
watch Yes No Yes No
picket Yes No Yes No
As nouns, watch and picket are synonyms defined as:
  • watch and picket: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
Other synonyms of watch include lookout, lookout man, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter.
watch (noun) picket (noun)
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) a wooden strip forming part of a fence
a small portable timepiece a vehicle performing sentinel duty
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
watch (verb) picket (verb)
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort fasten with a picket
look attentively serve as pickets or post pickets
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
Difference between watch and picket

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