(electronics, computing) Ellipsis of watchdog timer.
(figurative) An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.
A guard dog.
verb
(electronics) To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer.
To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.
watchers
watchers
noun
plural of watcher
watcheye
watchful
watchful
adj
Fully observant, vigilant, or aware.
watching
watching
noun
The act of one who watches.
verb
present participle of watch
watchman
watchman
noun
One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.
watchmen
watchmen
noun
plural of watchman
watchout
watchout
noun
(firefighting) Any potentially hazardous condition or situation that may make a fire more dangerous.
A lookout; a person who stands guard watching for something.
watchung
wauchted
wauchted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of waucht
wauchula
wauchula
Proper noun
a city in Florida, USA
weichsel
weinrich
welchers
welchers
noun
plural of welcher
welching
welching
verb
present participle of welch
welchman
welchsel
welsbach
wenchers
wenchers
noun
plural of wencher
wenching
wenching
verb
present participle of wench
wenchman
wenchman
noun
A marine food fish native to the subtropical and tropical western Atlantic/Caribbean, Pristipomoides aquilonaris, a type of snapper.
Misspelling of winchman.
wenchmen
wenchmen
noun
plural of wenchman
wenliche
whackers
whackers
noun
plural of whacker
whackier
whackier
adj
comparative form of whacky: more whacky
whacking
whacking
adj
(informal) Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).
verb
present participle of whack
whallock
whatreck
wheelock
wheencat
whetrock
wheyface
wheyface
noun
One who is pale, as from fear; a coward.
whichway
whickers
whickers
noun
plural of whicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whicker
whinchat
whinchat
noun
A small Old World songbird, Saxicola rubetra, that feeds on insects.
whinnock
whinnock
noun
(UK, dialect) A milk-pail.
(UK, dialect) The smallest pig in a litter; the runt.
whipcord
whipcord
noun
A hard, twisted cord used for making whiplashes.
A strong worsted fabric, with a diagonal rib.
A type of catgut.
whipjack
whirrick
whitcher
whitcomb
whitecap
whitecap
noun
(US, historical) A member of a self-appointed vigilante committee that carried out lynchings. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks.
A wave having a white crest; a breaker
Any of several birds having a white patch on the head
whitecup
whitecup
noun
The solanaceous plant Nierembergia rivularis.
whitlock
whitrack
williche
winchell
winchers
winchers
noun
plural of wincher
winching
winching
noun
The application of a winch.
verb
present participle of winch
winchman
winchman
noun
A man who operates a winch.
winchmen
winchmen
noun
plural of winchman
witchery
witchery
noun
(countable) An act of witchcraft.
(uncountable) Witchcraft.
(uncountable, figuratively) Allure, charm, magic.
witchier
witchier
adj
comparative form of witchy: more witchy
witching
witching
adj
(archaic) bewitching; enchanting
noun
An act of witchcraft.
verb
present participle of witch
witchman
witchuck
witchuck
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) The sand martin, or bank swallow.
withcall
withcall
verb
(transitive) To call back or call away (from); recall; withdraw one's words; retract; recant; unsay; cancel; call off.
woodchat
woodchat
noun
Lanius senator, a medium-sized migratory passerine bird of the shrike family.
woodhack
woodhack
Noun
The yaffle
woolrich
woolwich
woolwich
Proper noun
A town in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, southeast London, England.
wrenched
wrenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wrench
wrencher
wrencher
noun
One who, or that which, wrenches.
wrenches
wrenches
noun
plural of wrench
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wrench
wretched
wretched
adj
(informal) Used to express dislike of or annoyance towards the mentioned thing.