Transcription
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- /-wɑːtʃ/
- /ˈrɪst.wɒtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- /-wɑːtʃ/
Definitions of wristwatch word
- noun wristwatch a watch attached to a strap or band worn about the wrist. 1
- noun wristwatch A watch worn on a strap around the wrist. 1
- noun wristwatch timepiece worn on the wrist 1
- countable noun wristwatch A wristwatch is a watch with a strap which you wear round your wrist. 0
- noun wristwatch a watch worn strapped around the wrist 0
- noun wristwatch a watch worn on a strap or band that fits around the wrist 0
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Origin of wristwatch
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Wristwatch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wristwatch popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for wristwatch
noun wristwatch
- timepiece — an apparatus for measuring and recording the progress of time; chronometer.
- chronometer — A chronometer is an extremely accurate clock that is used especially by sailors at sea.
- stopwatch — a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races.
- ticker — a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.
- timer — a person or thing that times.
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See also
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