Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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watch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
wake | Yes | No | Yes | No |
watch (noun) | wake (noun) |
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a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe | a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial |
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) | the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward |
a small portable timepiece | the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) |
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | |
a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty | |
the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty |
watch (verb) | wake (verb) |
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find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | be awake, be alert, be there |
look attentively | stop sleeping |
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful | cause to become awake or conscious |
observe without intervening | to alert someone to something |
observe or determine by looking | arouse or excite feelings and passions |
see or watch | |
follow with the eyes or the mind |