English-Thai Dictionary

watchword

N รหัสผ่าน  คำ รหัส  คำสัญญา ณ  countersign password ra-had-pan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WATCHWORD

n.[watch and word. ] The 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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WATCHWORD

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.

 

2. A sentiment or motto; esp. , one used as a rallying cry or a signal for action. Nor deal in watchwords overmuch. Tennyson.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

watchword

watch word |ˈwäCHˌwərd ˈwɑtʃˌwərd ˈwɔtʃˌwərd | ▶noun a word or phrase expressing a person's or group's core aim or belief: the watchword for the market is be prepared for anything. • archaic a military password.

 

Oxford Dictionary

watchword

watch |word |ˈwɒtʃwəːd | ▶noun a word or phrase expressing a person's or group's core aim or belief: on all educational fronts, innovation was the watchword. • archaic a military password.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

watchword

watchword noun Quality First is the watchword of our company: guiding principle, motto, slogan, maxim, mantra, catchphrase, byword, shibboleth; informal buzzword.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

watchword

watchword noun efficiency in all things was the watchword: guiding principle, slogan, motto, maxim, axiom, mantra, truism, catchword, catchphrase, catchline, sound bite, byword, battle /rallying cry, formula, refrain, saying; informal buzzword.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

watchword

w á tch w ò rd 名詞 C 合言葉, スローガン ; モットー, 標語 .