Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watchout

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: watchout
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lookout; a person who stands guard watching for something.

noun

Any potentially hazardous condition or situation that may make a fire more dangerous.

Example Sentences

"Half of the beggars observed appeared to have watchouts and, similar to those on the Strand, on some pitches two watchouts operated looking out for police coming from different directions."
"A change in wind direction is a watchout."
"Being uninformed on firefighting strategy and tactics is a watchout."

Etymology

Deverbal from watch out.

Inflected Forms

watchouts (plural)

Questions

What does watchout mean?: A lookout; a person who stands guard watching for something.
Where does watchout come from?: Deverbal from watch out.

How to pronounce watchout

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