a-watchadv.
/əˈwɒtʃ/ On the watch, watching.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [adverb]
vigilantly1531
watchfully1538
watchingly1552
wakefullya1586
guardfully?1611
unwinkingly1849
a-watch1856
alertly1865
1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh vii. 291 As a dog a-watch for his master's foot.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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adv.1856- flat-chested
- flat-coil
- flat-coiled
- flat-compounded
- flat-crown
- flat-crowned
- flat-cut
- flat-decked
- flat-dweller
- flat-dwelling
- flat-earth
- flat-earth-man
- flat-earther
- flat-earthist
- flat-edged
- flat-ended
- flat-faced
- flat-feet
- flat-fell seam
- flat-flame
- flat-floored
- flat-foot
- flat-footed
- flat-footedly
- flat-footedness