a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe | a protective cover that protects the face of a watch |
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) | laboratory glassware; a shallow glass dish used as an evaporating surface or to cover a beaker |
a small portable timepiece | |
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 | |