watchdog

Meaning of watchdog

noun
  1. A guard dog
  2. 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
  1. To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.
  2. To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer.

Information about watchdog

  • The plural form of watchdog is: watchdogs.
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Hyphenation of watchdog

watch-dog

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • watchdog is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Translation of watchdog

Anagrams of watchdog

dogwatch

Words that rhyme with watchdog

coachdog, sleuthdog

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