Meaning of watchword | Babel Free

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1. A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.
2. A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies.
3. kyker, wagter ساهِر ليلا، حارِس наблюдател vigia pozorovatel, -ka, divák, -čka der/die Wächter(in) iagttager θεατήςobservador, espectador valvaja ناظر valvoja observateur/-trice צופה पहरेदार promatrač virrasztó; (meg)figyelő penjaga áhorfandi osservatore, osservatrice 見張人 경비원 stebėtojas, sargas sargs pemerhati wachteriakttakerstróż, obserwator vigia observator наблюдатель pozorovateľ, -ka; divák opazovalec osmatrač bevakare, iakttagare, vakt องครักษ์; ผู้พิทักษ์ gözlemci 看守者 сторож, вартовий ...
4. alert and cautious. watchful eyes; If you are watchful you will not be robbed. behoedsaam يَقِظ، مُحْتَرِس наблюдателен vigilante bdělý wachsam agtpågiven άγρυπνος, προσεκτικόςvigilante, atento tähelepanelik هشيار valpas vigilantערני चौकस pozoran óvatos waspada aðgætinn vigile, vigilante 用心深い 조심하는 akylas modrs; piesardzīgs berjaga-jaga, berhati-hati oplettendpåpasselig, forsiktig baczny, czujny vigilante vigilent внимательный; бдительный bdelý, ostražitý pazljiv oprezan vaksam ซึ่งเฝ้ามองอย่า...
5. behoedsaam باحْتِراس، بِيَقْظَه наблюдателно com vigilância ostražitě wachsam agtpågivent προσεκτικάvigilantemente, con atención tähelepanelikult هشيارانه valppaasti avec vigilance בְּעֶרָנוּת चौकसी के साथ pozorno óvatosan dengan waspada með aðgætni con vigilanza 用心深く 조심스럽게 akylai modri; piesardzīgi dengan berjaga-jaga, berhati-hati oplettendpåpasselig, årvåkentbacznie com vigilância cu atenţie; vigilent внимательно; бдительно ostražito pazljivo oprezno vaksamt โดยเฝ้ามองอย่างะมัดระวัง dikkat...
6. behoedsaamheid إحْتِراس، يَقْظَه наблюдателност vigilância bdělost die Wachsamkeit agtpågivenhed προσοχή, επαγρύπνησηvigilancia tähelepanelikkus هشياري valppaus vigilanceערנות चौकन्नापन pažljivost, oprez, budnost éberség, óvatosság kewaspadaan aðgætni vigilanza 用心深いこと 조심함 akylumas modrība; piesardzība sifat berjaga-jaga, sifat berhati-hati oplettendheidpåpasselighet, årvåkenhetczujnośćvigilância vigilenţă внимательность; бдительность bdelosť pazljivost opreznost vaksamhet การเฝ้ามองอย่างะมัดร...
7. a dog which guards someone's property etc. We leave a watchdog in our office at night to scare away thieves. waghond كَلْب الحِراسَه куче пазач cão de guarda hlídací pes der Wachhund vagthund μαντρόσκυλο perro guardián valvekoer سگ نگهبان vahtikoira chien de garde כֶּלֶב שְׁמִירָה रखवाली करने वाला कुत्ता pas čuvar házőrző kutya anjing penjaga varðhundur cane da guardia 番犬 감시견 sarginis šuo sargsuns anjing pengawal, pemerhati, pengawas waakhondvakthund pies-stróż cão de guarda câine de pază сто...
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8. a person who makes and repairs watches, clocks etc. horlosiemaker ساعاتي часовникар relojoeiro hodinář, -ka der/die Uhrmacher(in) urmager ωρολογοποιός relojero kellassepp ساعت ساز kelloseppä horloger/-ère שען घड़ीसाज urar órás tukang jam úrsmiður orologiaio 時計屋 시계 제조(수리)인 laikrodininkas pulksteņmeistars pembuat jam, tukang jam horlogemakerurmakerzegarmistrz relojoeiro ceasornicar часовщик hodinár, -ka urar sajdžija urmakare ช่างนาฬิกา; ช่างทำหรือซ่อมนาฬิกา saatçi 鐘錶匠 годинникар گھڑی ساز 钟表匠
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9. (often ˌnight-ˈwatchman) a man employed to guard a building etc against thieves, especially at night. The bank-robbers shot the (night-)watchman. nagwag حارِس، خَفير пазач guarda strážce der Nachtwächter vagtmand; vagt; -vagt φύλακαςguardián (öö)valvur نگهبان vartija gardien/-ienne (de nuit) שומר चौकीदार noćni stražar őr(szem) penjaga malam varðmaður, næturvörður, vaktmaður guardiano, sorvegliante 夜警 야경꾼, 경비원 budėtojas, sargas sargs; apsardze jaga, pengawal, penjaga bewakervakt; vekterstróż g...
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10. an old word for a tower on which a lookout is posted. wagtoring بُرْج مُراقَبَه вишка torre de vigia strážní věž der Wachturm vagttårn παρατηρητήριοatalaya, torre de vigía vahitorn برج ديدباني vartiotorni tour de guet מִגדַל שְׁמִירָה बुर्ज kula stražara őrtorony menara pengawas varðturn torre di guardia 見張塔 망루 sargybos bokštas sargtornis menara pengawal uitkijktoren vakttårn wieża strażnicza torre de vigia turn de veghe сторожевая башня strážna veža stražni stolp osmatračnica vakttorn หอคอยท...
11. a motto or slogan used by members of a group of people who think (or act) alike. Let freedom be our watchword! wagwoord كَلِمَة السِّر призив lema heslo die Losung slagord σύνθημαlema, consigna juhtlause كلمه عبور tunnussana mot d'ordreסיסמה आदर्शवाक्य moto, slogan jelszó semboyan slagorð, einkunnarorð parola d'ordine; motto, slogan 合い言葉 표어, 모토 slaptažodis lozungs; moto cogan kata, moto wachtwoordslagord, parole, mottohasło lema cuvânt de ordine девиз heslo geslo lozinka paroll, slagord รหัสผ...
12. to be on guard. He kept watch while the other soldiers slept. hou wag يَحْرُس пазя montar guarda být na stráži Wache halten holde vagt φυλάγω σκοπός montar guardia, vigilar vahti pidama نگهبان بودن vahtia monter la garde לִשמוֹר रखवाली करना stražariti őrségen van menjaga vera á verði montare la guardia 見張る 망을 보다 eiti sargybą būt/stāvēt sardzē mengawasi de wacht houden holde vakt trzymać straż montar guarda a fi în gardă; a fi atent быть в карауле byť na stráži, mať stráž stražiti čuvati straž...

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“"How this perpetual gaiety," exclaimed Louis, "jars upon the ear! Good Heaven! is farewell to be said so gladly? I sometimes start when I think upon the hollowness of all that surrounds me. I often wish my eye had the power of searching the inmost depths of the bosoms whose watchword is my name."”

“For-ward! be our watchword, Steps and voices joined; / Seek the things before us, Not a look behind.”

“Atrocities of the most vicious kind were justified by the watchwords: "This is war!" "Might is Right." "Necessity knows no law."”

“We can repay the debt which we owe to our God, to our dead, and to our children only by work — by ceaseless devotion to the responsibilities which lie ahead of us. If I could give you a single watchword for the coming months, that word is: work, work, and more work.”

“It's a peel out the watchword / Just peel out the watchword”

“The Esk Valley route to Whitby was a classic example: a basic four trains a day service has persisted for decades, with economy the watchword.”

“a Watchword sufficient for him that is wiſe”

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