LOOKOUT Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word lookout. (close relations)
Definition of LOOKOUT
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surveillance | nounn | |||||||
noun • close observation of a person or group (usually by the police) | ||||||||
attention | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others • the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something • a general interest that leads people to want to know more • a courteous act indicating affection • the faculty or power of mental concentration • a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review | ||||||||
observance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of observing; taking a patient look • a formal event performed on a special occasion • the act of noticing or paying attention • conformity with law or custom or practice etc. | ||||||||
scrutiny | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) • a prolonged intense look | ||||||||
vigilance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of paying close and continuous attention • vigilant attentiveness | ||||||||
watchfulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of paying close and continuous attention • vigilant attentiveness | ||||||||
lookout man | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | ||||||||
sentry | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | ||||||||
watch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small portable timepiece • a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty • a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe • the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty • a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event • the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) verb • look attentively • follow with the eyes or the mind • see or watch • observe with attention • be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful • observe or determine by looking • find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | ||||||||
observatory | nounn | |||||||
noun • a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena • a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings | ||||||||
outlook | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations • belief about (or mental picture of) the future • the act of looking out | ||||||||
picket | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event • a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack • a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work • a vehicle performing sentinel duty • a wooden strip forming part of a fence • a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake verb • serve as pickets or post pickets • fasten with a picket | ||||||||
scout | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event • a Boy Scout or Girl Scout • someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) • someone who can find paths through unexplored territory verb • explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody | ||||||||
sentinel | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | ||||||||
spotter | nounn | |||||||
noun • a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots • a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers) • a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event • someone who is the first to observe something | ||||||||
vigil | nounn | |||||||
noun • a period of sleeplessness • the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) • a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe | ||||||||
lookout station | nounn | |||||||
noun • a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings | ||||||||
observation post | nounn | |||||||
noun • an elevated post affording a wide view | ||||||||
observation tower | nounn | |||||||
noun • a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings |