Watch-word

  • 51Mutha Is Half a Word — Studio album by LaWanda Page Released 1971 Recorded 1970 Genre Comedy …

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  • 52night watch — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms night watch : singular night watch plural night watches the time when a guard stays awake during the night in order to protect a place from attack or danger …

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  • 53horseman's word —    In the days when experienced horsemen were skilled and valued agricultural workers, many believed in their ability to control horses in mysterious and magical ways, reputedly by whispering a secret word into the animal s ear. In particular,… …

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  • 54watchword — watch•word [[t]ˈwɒtʃˌwɜrd[/t]] n. 1) a word or short phrase to be communicated, on challenge, to a sentinel; password 2) a word or phrase expressive of a principle or rule of action; slogan 3) a rallying cry of a party, club, team, etc •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 55watchword — watch|word [ˈwɔtʃwə:d US ˈwa:tʃwə:rd, ˈwo:tʃ ] n [singular] a word or phrase that expresses an attitude or belief ▪ Environmental quality will be the watchword for the 21st century …

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  • 56watchword — watch|word [ watʃ,wɜrd ] noun count a word or phrase that expresses someone s attitude or intention: Quality is our watchword …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 57watchword — (n.) also watch word, c.1400, password, from WATCH (Cf. watch) (n.) in the military sense of period of standing guard duty + WORD (Cf. word) (n.). In the sense of motto, slogan it dates from 1738 …

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  • 58Nation of Islam and antisemitism — Part of a series on the Nation of Islam …

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  • 59Watchword — Watch word , n. 1. A word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy, or a person who has a right to pass the watch from one who has not; a countersign; a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 60catchword — n slogan, refrain, motto, saying, byword, catch phrase, buzz word, battle cry, red flag, trigger word; signal, cue, cue word; watch word, password, formula, shibboleth, pet phrase, cliché; tag, epithet, name …

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