Watch

What “Watch” means

Noun

1. A portable or wearable timepiece.
2. The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
3. A particular time period when guarding is kept.
4. A period of wakefulness between the two sleeps of a biphasic sleep pattern (the dead sleep or first sleep and morning sleep or second sleep): the first waking.
5. A person or group of people who guard.

Verb

1. To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
2. To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
3. To mind, attend, or guard.
4. To be wary or cautious of.
5. To attend to dangers to or regarding.

Where the word comes from

As a noun, from Middle English wacche, from Old English wæċċe. See below for verb form.

From Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną. Cognate with Dutch wekken, German wecken, Danish vække, Norwegian Bokmål vekke, Norwegian Nynorsk vekkja, Swedish väcka, Faroese and Icelandic vekja.

Business name ideas with “Watch”

Industries where “Watch” fits

We suggest this word for 3 business types and industries, including:

• Security Company
• Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers
• Security Guards and Patrol Services