watch
Because it is a word with a single syllable, watch is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofwatch
- A portable or wearable timepiece.
Example: "More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets."
- The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
- A particular time period when guarding is kept.
Example: "The second watch of the night began at midnight."
- A person or group of people who guard.
Example: "The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates."
- The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
- A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
- A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
- The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.
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