Watchful

  • 31watchful — watch•ful [[t]ˈwɒtʃ fəl[/t]] adj. 1) vigilant or alert; closely observant 2) archaic wakeful • Etymology: 1540–50 watch′ful•ly, adv. watch′ful•ness, n …

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  • 32watchful — /ˈwɒtʃfəl / (say wochfuhl) adjective 1. vigilant or alert; closely observant. 2. characterised by vigilance or alertness. 3. Obsolete wakeful or sleepless. –watchfully, adverb –watchfulness, noun …

  • 33watchful — adj. 1 accustomed to watching. 2 on the watch. 3 showing vigilance. 4 archaic wakeful. Derivatives: watchfully adv. watchfulness n …

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  • 34Watchful waiting — Closely monitoring a patient s condition but withholding therapy until the sign and symptom appear or change. Also called observation …

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  • 35watchful eye — Synonyms and related words: X ray eye, cover, custodianship, custody, defense, eagle eye, eye, gimlet eye, guard, guardedness, guardianship, invigilation, keen eye, lee, lookout, monitoring, observance, peeled eye, penetrating eye, preservation,… …

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  • 36Watchful Peace —    The period lasting from Third Age 2063, when Sauron left Dol Guldur, until 2460, when he returned.        The time of Sauron s withdrawal into the east.    A period of more than four hundred years in the later Third Age, during which Sauron… …

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  • 37watchful waiting — Closely monitoring a patient s condition but withholding treatment until symptoms appear or change. Also called observation …

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  • 38watchful waiting — noun : a policy of taking no immediate action with respect to a situation or course of events but of following its development intently …

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  • 39Beneath the Watchful Eyes — Infobox Album | Name = Troubled Type = Album Artist = Arthur Loves Plastic Released = March 31, 2007 Recorded = Genre = Electronica Length = 45:40 Label = Machine Heart Music Producer = Arthur Loves Plastic Reviews = *collectedsounds.com… …

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  • 40under the watchful eye of someone — phrase watched by someone who has power or authority over you We did our homework under the watchful eye of our father. Thesaurus: not free or independentsynonym Main entry: watchful …

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