Watchful
11watchful — adjective Date: 15th century 1. archaic a. not able or accustomed to sleep or rest ; wakeful b. causing sleeplessness c. spent in wakefulness ; sleepless 2. carefully observant or attentive ; being on the watch • watchfully …
12watchful — adjective careful to notice what is happening, in case anything bad happens: watchful for any signs of activity | keep a watchful eye on: Pam kept a watchful eye on the time. watchfully adverb watchfulness noun (U) …
13watchful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. alert, vigilant, observant. See attention, care. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. on guard, keen, vigilant, alert, prepared, wide awake, careful, observant. Syn. watchful is the general word implying a… …
14watchful — watch|ful [ watʃfəl ] adjective looking at something carefully or noticing everything that is happening under the watchful eye of someone watched by someone who has power or authority over you: We did our homework under the watchful eye of our… …
15watchful — watchfully, adv. watchfulness, n. /woch feuhl/, adj. 1. vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night. 2. Archaic. wakeful. [1540 50; WATCH + FUL] Syn. 1. attentive, heedful, careful, circumspect,… …
16watchful — adj. Watchful is used with these nouns: ↑eye, ↑gaze …
17watchful — adjective the watchful eye of their mother Syn: observant, alert, vigilant, attentive, awake, aware, heedful, sharp eyed, eagle eyed, hawk eyed; on the lookout, on the qui vive, wary, cautious, careful, canny, chary See no …
18watchful — UK [ˈwɒtʃf(ə)l] / US [ˈwɑtʃfəl] adjective looking at something carefully, or noticing everything that is happening • under the watchful eye of someone …
19watchful — Maka ala, miki, maka ina. Watchful eyes, maka kilo …
20Watchful waiting — (also watch and wait or WAW) is an approach to a medical problem in which time is allowed to pass before medical intervention or therapy is used. During this time, repeated testing may be performed. Related terms include expectant management[1],… …
