| Meaning | A small portable timepiece. |
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| Synonym | watch |
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| Parts | crystal, watch crystal, watch glass | A protective cover that protects the face of a watch |
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| face | The side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object) |
| movement | The driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock) |
| watch case | The metal case in which the works of a watch are housed |
| Narrower | analog watch | A watch that represents time by the position of hands on a dial |
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| digital watch | A watch with a digital display |
| hunter, hunting watch | A watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal |
| pendulum watch | (18th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake pendulum attached to it |
| pocket watch | A watch that is carried in a small watch pocket |
| stem-winder | A watch that is wound by turning a knob at the stem |
| wristwatch, wrist watch | A watch that is worn strapped to the wrist |
| Broader | timepiece, timekeeper, horologe | A measuring ... / measuring instrument or device for keeping time |
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| Spanish | reloj |
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| Verbs | tick | make a sound like a clock or a timer / timer |
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