# watches

Pronunciation: say "WOCH-iz" US /ˈwɑt͡ʃɪz/, UK /ˈwɒt͡ʃɪz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of watch. — third-person singular simple present indicative of watch
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of watch. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _He watches every match from the same seat behind the goal._
   - _The nurse watches the monitor for any change in the patient's heart rate._

## Noun

2. Plural of watch. — plural of watch
   - Simple: Plural of watch. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _The jeweler repaired three vintage watches in a single afternoon._
   - _Sailors stood their watches in four-hour shifts through the night._

## Noun

3. A yellow-flowered pitcher plant, Sarracenia flava, of the southeastern United States, named because the openings of its leaves resemble a clock face. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: A wild plant from the southern United States that traps insects inside its tall, tube-shaped leaves.
   - _Along the wet pine savanna, tall watches rose in golden patches above the grass._
   - _The old collector pressed several watches between sheets of blotting paper for his herbarium._

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