sentinel
sentinel is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Watch; guard. [Obs.] "That princes do keep due sentinel." Bacon.
- 2.(Zoöl.) A marine crab (Podophthalmus vigil) native of the Indian Ocean, remarkable for the great length of its eyestalks; -- called also sentinel crab.
- 3.To watch over like a sentinel. "To sentinel enchanted land." [R.] Sir W. Scott.
- 4.To furnish with a sentinel; to place under the guard of a sentinel or sentinels.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- and
- ayah
- behold
- beholder
- bodyguard
- bonne
- bystander
- castellan
- coast
- concierge
- costa
- custodian
- custos
- duenna
- escort
- eyewitness
- game
- gaoler
- gawk
- governess
- governor
- guard
- guardian
- hayward
- jailer
- keeper
- look
- nanny
- nurse
- observer
- passer
- present
- protector
- ranger
- rubber
- see
- sentry
- spectator
- spy
- teacher
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is sentinel.
- What is watch; guard. [Obs.] "That princes do keep due sentinel." Bacon called?
- What is a marine crab (Podophthalmus vigil) native of the Indian Ocean, remarkable for the great length of its eyestalks; -- called also sentinel crab called?
- What is to watch over like a sentinel. "To sentinel enchanted land." [R.] Sir W. Scott called?
- What is to furnish with a sentinel; to place under the guard of a sentinel or sentinels called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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