Meaning of WATCHWORD
| Pronunciation: | | 'wâch`wurd
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[n] a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" |
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WATCHWORD is a 9 letter word that starts with W. |
| | Synonyms: | | countersign, parole, password, word |
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| | See Also: | | arcanum, secret | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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 password.
2. A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or
a signal for action.
Nor deal in watchwords overmuch. --Tennyson.
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