watchword 音標拼音: [w'ɑtʃw
, ɚd]
n . 暗號,暗語,口令
暗號,暗語,口令
watchword n 1 :
a slogan used to rally support for a cause ; "
a cry to arms "; "
our watchword will be `
democracy '" [
synonym : {
war cry },
{
rallying cry }, {
battle cry }, {
cry }, {
watchword }]
2 :
a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group ; "
he forgot the password " [
synonym : {
password }, {
watchword }, {
word },
{
parole }, {
countersign }]
Watchword \
Watch "
word `\,
n .
1 .
A word given to sentinels ,
and to such as have occasion to visit the guards ,
used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy ,
or a person who has a right to pass the watch from one who has not ;
a countersign ;
a password .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
A sentiment or motto ;
esp .,
one used as a rallying cry or a signal for action .
[
1913 Webster ]
Nor deal in watchwords overmuch . --
Tennyson .
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1913 Webster ]
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "
watchword ":
bugle call ,
byword ,
call to arms ,
call -
up ,
catchword ,
clarion ,
clarion call ,
conscription ,
countersign ,
device ,
epigraph ,
epithet ,
exhortation ,
go for broke ,
gung ho ,
inscription ,
levy ,
mobilization ,
motto ,
muster ,
open sesame ,
password ,
phrase ,
rally ,
rallying cry ,
rebel yell ,
recruitment ,
secret grip ,
shibboleth ,
slogan ,
tag line ,
tessera ,
token ,
trumpet call ,
war cry ,
war whoop ,
word
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