watchdog, guard dog
(noun) a dog trained to guard property
watchdog
(noun) a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste; “she is the global watchdog for human rights abuses”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
watchdog (plural watchdogs)
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.
watchdog (third-person singular simple present watchdogs, present participle watchdogging, simple past and past participle watchdogged)
To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.
(electronics) To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer.
• dog watch, dogwatch
Source: Wiktionary
Watch"dog`, n.
Definition: A dog kept to watch and guard premises or property, and to give notice of the approach of intruders.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
