英文英文字典
英文英文字典
古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典
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Watchhouse
(n.)
A house in which a watch or guard is placed.
Watchhouse
(n.)
A place where persons under temporary arrest by the
police of a city are kept; a police station; a lockup.
Watchhouses
(pl. )
of Watchhouse
Watching
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Watch
Watchmaker
(n.)
One whose occupation is to make and repair watches.
Watchman
(n.)
One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a
sentinel.
Watchman
(n.)
Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets
of a city, by night.
Watchmen
(pl. )
of Watchman
Watchtower
(n.)
A tower in which a sentinel is placed to watch for
enemies, the approach of danger, or the like.
Watchword
(n.)
A word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion
to visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is known from
an enemy, or a person who has a right to pass the watch from one who
has not; a countersign; a password.
Watchword
(n.)
A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry
or a signal for action.
Water
(n.)
The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which
forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc.
Water
(n.)
A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or
other collection of water.
Water
(n.)
Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling water;
esp., the urine.
Water
(n.)
A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile
substance; as, ammonia water.
Water
(n.)
The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a
diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is, perfectly pure and
transparent. Hence, of the first water, that is, of the first
excellence.
Water
(n.)
A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted
to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and
Damaskeen.
Water
(v. t.)
An addition to the shares representing the capital of a
stock company so that the aggregate par value of the shares is
increased while their value for investment is diminished, or "diluted."
Water
(v. t.)
To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with
water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers.
Water
(v. t.)
To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to
drink; as, to water cattle and horses.