night watch
English
noun
Definitions
- A watch kept on some premises, or on a town, by guards during the night.
- One or more of the guards on such a watch.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English nightwacche inherited from Old English nihtwæċċe affix from English night (noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense) + English watch (sentinel, sentry, guard).
Origin
English
watch
Gloss
sentinel, sentry, guard
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Cracker Night English
- Tamagotchi English
- all-night English
- alnight English
- anight English
- awatch English
- barnight English
- benight English
- bewatch English
- binge-watch English
- birthnight English
- deathwatch English
- deathwatch beetle English
- dogwatch English
- doomwatch English
- evennight English
- forenight English
- forewatch English
- fortnight English
- goodnight English
- holinight English
- internight English
- intranight English
- midnight English
- multinight English
- night English
- night fear English
- night-bright English
- night-fear English
- night-rail English
- nightbreak English
- nightcap English
- nightclothes English
- nightclub English
- nightcore English
- nightcrawler English
- nightdream English
- nightdreaming English
- nightdress English
- nighted English
- nighten English
- nighter English
- nightery English
- nightfall English
- nightfaring English
- nightfear English
- nightfire English
- nightfright English
- nightful English
- nightgear English
- nightglow English
- nightgown English
- nightguard English
- nighthawk English
- nightie English
- nightingale English
- nightish English
- nightlamp English
- nightless English
- nightlife English
- nightlight English
- nightlike English
- nightline English
- nightlong English
- nightly English
- nightman English
- nightmarcher English
- nightmare English
- nightpiece English
- nightrider English
- nightrobe English
- nights English
- nightscape English
- nightscope English
- nightshade English
- nightshining English
- nightshirt English
- nightside English
- nightspot English
- nightstand English
- nightstick English
- nightstool English
- nightsuit English
- nighttide English
- nighttime English
- nightwalker English
- nightwandering English
- nightward English
- nightwards English
- nightwatch English
- nightwatchman English
- nightwear English
- nightwork English
- nighty English
- outnight English
- outwatch English
- overnight English
- overwatch English
- paynight English
- rewatch English
- scoutwatch English
- skywatch English
- smartwatch English
- stopwatch English
- to-night English
- unwatch English
- watch English
- watch-birth English
- watchability English
- watchable English
- watchband English
- watchbox English
- watchcase English
- watchcat English
- watchchain English
- watchclock English
- watchdog English
- watcher English
- watchest English
- watcheth English
- watchfire English
- watchful English
- watchguard English
- watchhouse English
- watchkeeper English
- watchkeeping English
- watchless English
- watchlight English
- watchlike English
- watchlist English
- watchmaker English
- watchmaking English
- watchman English
- watchmate English
- watchnight English
- watchphone English
- watchpoint English
- watchpuppy English
- watchspring English
- watchstander English
- watchstanding English
- watchstrap English
- watcht English
- watchtower English
- watchwoman English
- watchword English
- weeknight English
- worknight English
- wristwatch English
- yesternight English
- Nacht German
- Nachtwache German
- Wache German
- night Italian
- nacht Dutch, Flemish
- nachtwacht Dutch, Flemish
- wacht Dutch, Flemish
- night Portuguese
- たまごっち Japanese
- ウオッチ Japanese
- ナイト Japanese
- nihtwæċċe Old English
- nighte Middle English
- nightwacche Middle English
- wacche Middle English
- 나이트 Korean
- waj Marshallese
- wajwaj Marshallese
- iwotshi Xhosa
- nait Tok Pisin
- was Tok Pisin
- liwashi Swati
- naet Pijin
- watch
- night
- nights
- watcht
- nighty
- awatch
- anight
- nighted
- benight
- nighter
- watcher
- nightly
- nighten
- rewatch
- nightie
- bewatch
- unwatch
- alnight
- to-night
- watchdog
- barnight
- watchman
- watcheth
- midnight
- nightcap
- skywatch
- nightful
- watchest
- nightman
- dogwatch
- watchcat
- nightish
- watchful
- watchbox
- outnight
- paynight
- nightery
- outwatch
- watchlist
- holinight
- all-night
- nightlong
- weeknight
- nightgear
- goodnight
- nighttide
- watchlike
- nightrobe
- nightglow
- nightless
- nightfire
- nightlike
- watchless
- nightlife
- nighttime
- nightwork
- forewatch
- nightspot
- nightfall
- nighthawk
- nightmare
- nightline
- worknight
- watchmate
- nightclub
- doomwatch
- watchfire
- watchband
- evennight
- nightlamp
- watchcase
- overnight
- watchword
- nightwear
- overwatch
- nightcore
- nightfear
- fortnight
- nightsuit
- forenight
- stopwatch
- watchable
- nightside
- nightward
- nightgown
- birthnight
- watchstrap
- watchphone
- nightguard
- nightbreak
- watchwoman
- night fear
- intranight
- multinight
- nightpiece
- night-fear
- watchclock
- nightscape
- nightdress
- watchnight
- deathwatch
- watchpoint
- watchmaker
- scoutwatch
- watchpuppy
- wristwatch
- nightwards
- smartwatch
- internight
- watchguard
- watchtower
- nightdream
- nightrider
- nightstool
- nightstand
- watchhouse
- nightlight
- nightshade
- nightshirt
- nightscope
- nightwatch
- nightstick
- Tamagotchi
- watchchain
- night-rail
- watchlight
- watch-birth
- nightwalker
- nightfright
- nightingale
- binge-watch
- nightfaring
- watchmaking
- watchspring
- watchkeeper
- yesternight
- night-bright
- watchstander
- nightmarcher
- watchkeeping
- watchability
- nightcrawler
- nightshining
- nightclothes
- watchstanding
- nightdreaming
- nightwatchman
- Cracker Night
- nightwandering
- deathwatch beetle