Latching vs Watching - What's the difference?
latching | watching |
Of something that es.
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(nautical) A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail.
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* 1819 , John Edwards Caldwell, Christian Herald and Seaman's Magazine (volume 6, page 225)
As verbs the difference between latching and watching
is that latching is present participle of lang=en while watching is present participle of lang=en.As nouns the difference between latching and watching
is that latching is a loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail while watching is the act of one who watches.As an adjective latching
is of something that latches.latching
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(head)citation, passage=A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.}}
Noun
(en noun)watching
English
Verb
(head)Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.}}
Noun
(en noun)- What toils and pains; what cares and watchings ; how many reproofs, restraints, and corrections; how many prayers, and sighs, and tears, are employed and suffered, before this hard task can be accomplished?
