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The Meaning of watchword
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(n.) 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.
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(n.) A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or a signal for action.
Synonyms
shout
,
parole
,
cry
,
war cry
,
battle cry
,
outcry
,
war whoop
,
countersign
,
yell
,
word
,
rallying cry
,
call
,
vociferation
,
password
,
news
,
give-and-take
,
intelligence
,
discussion
,
countersignature
,
tidings
,
word of honor
Rhymes
absurd
,
alward
,
bird
,
bluebird
,
blurred
,
burd
,
burred
,
byrd
,
byword
,
catbird
,
catchword
,
chauffeured
,
concurred
,
conferred
,
cowherd
,
crossword
,
curd
,
deferred
,
deterred
,
ferd
,
firebird
,
foreword
,
furred
,
gerd
,
gird
,
gjerde
,
heard
,
herd
,
hummingbird
,
hurd
,
incurred
,
inferred
,
interred
,
jerde
,
keyword
,
kingbird
,
kurd
,
ladybird
,
leard
,
misheard
,
mockingbird
,
nerd
,
overheard
,
password
,
preferred
,
purred
,
recurred
,
redbird
,
referred
,
reword
,
shorebird
,
slurred
,
snowbird
,
songbird
,
spurred
,
sunbird
,
third
,
transfered
,
transferred
,
uncured
,
undeterred
,
unheard
,
word