watchword – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
watchword
n.
password; slogan
watchword
Noun
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
(hypernym) motto, slogan, catchword, shibboleth
2. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"
(synonym) password, word, parole, countersign
(hypernym) positive identification
Watchword
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or a signal for action.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
watchword
Synonyms and related words:
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
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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