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watchdog
noun
verb
A guard dog
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- W
- Ends with
- G
- Contains
- ATCHDO
- Scrabble score
- 18
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
A guard dog
An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.
verb
To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.
To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer.