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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
watchful
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
eye
▪ Up to now the police have played a passive role with the hippies, preferring to keep a watchful eye on them.
▪ Thwarted, he then embraced her stiffly before taking the baby in his arms under the watchful eye of his wife.
▪ Self-assured as ever, Abdullah's watchful eyes moved warily, arrogantly.
▪ Even in peace time, the government has always kept a watchful eye on U.S.
▪ Although its voluntary recruits diminished, the order had managed to limp on for nearly two centuries under Ixmarity's watchful eye.
▪ Fifi and Manuel steal off for some private time from the watchful eyes of the extended family.
▪ And now, as dawn broke, Driver Oliver kept a watchful eye on the slowly lightening coastline.
▪ She booked them for clubs, special appearances, and kept a watchful eye on the money, and soon, Holly.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
under the (watchful/stern etc) eye of sb
▪ He flashed his security pass under the eyes of the two armed guards posted beside the exit door.
▪ The hoopla also continued well into the night outside the casinos under the eyes of Las Vegas police and security guards.
▪ They act out roles and techniques under the watchful eye of their instructors.
▪ Thwarted, he then embraced her stiffly before taking the baby in his arms under the watchful eye of his wife.
▪ Today, the Reichardt duck farm is run under the watchful eye of Jim Reichardt, great grandson of the original founder.
▪ Voice over Back at the Young Telegraph, their final copy is put together under the watchful eye of a full-time reporter.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Alan became more watchful and uneasy as the evening went on.
▪ Bill was in the kitchen, keeping a watchful eye on the children as he prepared lunch.
▪ The fans left the ground quietly, under the watchful gaze of security cameras.
▪ To guarantee the safety of your children in the water, make sure that a watchful adult is on hand at all times.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ It was as if the Holy Spirit had taken his hands off and was standing back, observing, watchful.
▪ She felt absolutely helpless and extremely vulnerable standing completely unclothed under his watchful eyes.
▪ The restaurant was full of the usual noontime pack of watchful lobbyists and string-pullers.
▪ Then he saw the watchful, ruthless, dissatisfied eyes.
▪ There is a further constraint in that the Ministry of Defence will keep a watchful eye on any potential partner or owner.
▪ Up to now the police have played a passive role with the hippies, preferring to keep a watchful eye on them.
▪ We can see the soft expression in their eyes, caring and solicitous, watchful.
▪ Your watchful siblings are the editors perched on your lamp shade, magnifying glasses poised to catch your mistakes.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Watchful

Watchful \Watch"ful\, a. Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided; as, to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits. ``Many a watchful night.''
--Shak. ``Happy watchful shepherds.''
--Milton.

'Twixt prayer and watchful love his heart dividing.
--Keble.

Syn: Vigilant; attentive; cautious; observant; circumspect; wakeful; heedful. [1913 Webster] -- Watch"ful*ly, adv. -- Watch"ful*ness, n.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
watchful

c.1500, waccheful, from watch (v.) + -ful. Related: Watchfulness.

Wiktionary
watchful

a. observant, vigilant and aware

WordNet
watchful
  1. adj. carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow" [syn: argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful]

  2. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare [syn: insomniac, sleepless]

Wikipedia
Watchful

Watchful (1997) is an album by the American experimental pop music group Amoeba. This is the first Amoeba album to feature the classic lineup of Robert Rich and Rick Davies. The style of this album consists of subtle and largely acoustic pop compositions with heavy ambient textures.

Work on this album began in 1994. It was completed in 1995. Over the next two years they searched for a label to distribute the album. It was finally released in 1997 on the Lektronic Soundscapes label. When distribution problems arose with Lektronic Soundscapes, they moved to Release Records, who had also released Rich’s solo album Trances/Drones.

Usage examples of "watchful".

At the high table the senior students, those about to graduate into the Game, showed more decorum, eating quietly under the watchful eyes of Gamesmaster Mertyn, King Mertyn, and Gamesmaster Armiger Charnot.

Wondering what fate the little god might find for them, Davey thought he ought to stay awake and watchful, but suddenly Buglet was shaking him out of a terrifying dream in which an insect swarm of flying Pipkins had been hunting them across an endless desert with hissing crimson firebolts.

Under the watchful eyes of the Party, the cimbalom ensemble he organizes to play songs ancient and new soon catapults him to national fame.

Lutz and I nursed each his own half of the cylix and kept a watchful eye upon the other half.

Waits will be manacled and under the watchful eyes of the detectives and Deputy Doolan, with the shotgun.

Be ye watchful, for the wrath of God is prepared, and erelong you shall behold that which is written by the Pen of Command.

She had left behind her overprotective father for the watchful eyes of Linuk, whom Lukien quickly discovered was something of an adopted uncle to the girl.

Pyrenees to where the Spanish Gitanos lived on Sacro Monte under the watchful eye of Alhambra.

AS Goldy and his friends crossed the lobby and entered an elevator, Cardona remained more watchful than before.

As he bent over, lacing his boots, there was a certain vulgar gusto in his movement that divided him from the reserved, watchful rest of the family.

Later, Mat mouthed, and they gathered their things under the watchful eyes of Hake, Strom, and Jak.

Jason and his sister Andromeda led the way, but Hipper and Artemis trailed along behind, keeping a watchful eye on them.

Where his brother had been plump, noisy and a braggart, Jama was lean, silent and watchful.

Gullah cook, who, it turned out, had been primed by Kuta to keep a watchful eye over Skyler.

At a loss, Kydd smiled back, finding his gaze sliding along to Renzi, who sat perfectly still and as watchful as a cat.