stopwatch
English
noun
Definitions
- A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed from a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.
Etymology
Compound from English stop + English watch (sentinel, sentry, guard).
Origin
English
watch
Gloss
sentinel, sentry, guard
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Tamagotchi English
- autostop English
- awatch English
- backstop English
- beamstop English
- bewatch English
- binge-watch English
- bookstop English
- checkstop English
- deathwatch English
- deathwatch beetle English
- dogwatch English
- doomwatch English
- doorstop English
- e-stop English
- firestop English
- forewatch English
- forstop English
- ground stop English
- helistop English
- instop English
- misstop English
- multistop English
- night watch English
- nightwatch English
- non-stop English
- nonstop English
- outwatch English
- overwatch English
- pit stop English
- rewatch English
- ripstop English
- rockstop English
- scoutwatch English
- shortstop English
- skywatch English
- smartwatch English
- stop English
- stop-tap English
- stopband English
- stopbank English
- stopblock English
- stopboard English
- stopcheck English
- stopcock English
- stopgap English
- stopless English
- stoplight English
- stopover English
- stoppable English
- stoppage English
- stopped English
- stopper English
- stoppest English
- stoppeth English
- stoppie English
- stopple English
- stopsign English
- stopstreet English
- stopword English
- tramstop English
- unstop English
- unstoppability English
- unwatch English
- watch English
- watch-birth English
- watchability English
- watchable English
- watchband English
- watchbox English
- watchcase English
- watchcat English
- watchchain English
- watchclock English
- watchdog English
- watcher English
- watchest English
- watcheth English
- watchfire English
- watchful English
- watchguard English
- watchhouse English
- watchkeeper English
- watchkeeping English
- watchless English
- watchlight English
- watchlike English
- watchlist English
- watchmaker English
- watchmaking English
- watchman English
- watchmate English
- watchnight English
- watchphone English
- watchpoint English
- watchpuppy English
- watchspring English
- watchstander English
- watchstanding English
- watchstrap English
- watcht English
- watchtower English
- watchwoman English
- watchword English
- waterstop English
- whistlestop English
- wristwatch English
- stop Hungarian
- stop Italian
- stoppare Italian
- auto-stop French
- autostop French
- stop French
- стоп Russian
- stop Spanish, Castilian
- stop Portuguese
- *stuppōną Proto-Germanic
- たまごっち Japanese
- ウオッチ Japanese
- ストップ Japanese
- stoppen Middle English
- wacche Middle English
- stop Irish
- στοπ Greek (modern)
- stopio Welsh
- stop Latvian
- stopohem Albanian
- waj Marshallese
- wajwaj Marshallese
- iwotshi Xhosa
- stap Tok Pisin
- stapim Tok Pisin
- was Tok Pisin
- stoppen Low German
- liwashi Swati
- stoppar Interlingua
- stop
- watch
- instop
- unstop
- watcht
- awatch
- e-stop
- stopped
- stopper
- ripstop
- stopple
- misstop
- rewatch
- bewatch
- stopgap
- forstop
- stoppie
- unwatch
- nonstop
- watcher
- non-stop
- stopband
- stopcock
- doorstop
- helistop
- rockstop
- watchdog
- backstop
- tramstop
- stopword
- watchcat
- firestop
- bookstop
- stoppage
- watchman
- watcheth
- watchful
- watchbox
- pit stop
- autostop
- skywatch
- stoppeth
- stopbank
- beamstop
- watchest
- stop-tap
- stoppest
- stopless
- stopsign
- outwatch
- stopover
- dogwatch
- watchlist
- watchmate
- checkstop
- stopblock
- watchlike
- stoppable
- multistop
- doomwatch
- watchfire
- watchband
- waterstop
- watchless
- watchcase
- stopcheck
- watchword
- overwatch
- forewatch
- shortstop
- watchable
- stoplight
- stopboard
- smartwatch
- watchstrap
- watchphone
- stopstreet
- watchguard
- watchtower
- watchlight
- watchwoman
- watchhouse
- watchclock
- wristwatch
- watchnight
- nightwatch
- deathwatch
- watchpoint
- watchmaker
- Tamagotchi
- watchchain
- scoutwatch
- watchpuppy
- watch-birth
- ground stop
- whistlestop
- watchmaking
- night watch
- binge-watch
- watchspring
- watchkeeper
- watchability
- watchstander
- watchkeeping
- watchstanding
- unstoppability
- deathwatch beetle