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  • 11The Face in the Watch — Infobox Film name = The Face in the Watch image size = caption = director = Edward A. Kull producer = writer = Harvey Gates Arthur Henry Gooden narrator = starring = Hoot Gibson music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 15… …

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  • 12The Watch (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = The Watch Background = group or band Origin = Milan, Italy Genre = Progressive rock Years active = 2001 – Present Label = Lizard URL = [http://www.thewatch.it www.thewatch.it] , [http://www.myspace.com/thewatchmusic… …

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  • 13on the watch — {adj. phr.} Alert; watchful. * /The customs inspector was on the watch for diamond smugglers./ * /Mary was on the watch for bargains at the auction./ Compare: EYE OUT, LOOK OUT(2) …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 14on the watch — {adj. phr.} Alert; watchful. * /The customs inspector was on the watch for diamond smugglers./ * /Mary was on the watch for bargains at the auction./ Compare: EYE OUT, LOOK OUT(2) …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 15on the watch — adjective On duty as a guard or lookout; vigilant; alert. Come into that little brush shop and sit down, father theyll let you sit down, said Eppie, always on the watch lest one of her fathers strange attacks should come on …

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  • 16To be on the watch — Watch Watch (w[o^]ch), n. [OE. wacche, AS. w[ae]cce, fr. wacian to wake; akin to D. wacht, waak, G. wacht, wache. [root]134. See {Wake}, v. i. ] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17To set the watch — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …

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  • 18Officer of the watch — Officer Of fi*cer, n. [F. officier. See {Office}, and cf. {Official}, n.] 1. One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer.… …

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  • 19be on the watch — index beware, patrol Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 20Watch — (w[o^]ch), n. [OE. wacche, AS. w[ae]cce, fr. wacian to wake; akin to D. wacht, waak, G. wacht, wache. [root]134. See {Wake}, v. i. ] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant… …

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