watchword : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: watchword	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for watchword
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
watchword n a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" Synonym(s): war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchword a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" Synonym(s): password, watchword, word, parole, countersign
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Watchword \Watch"word`\, n. 1. A word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy, or a person who has a right to pass the watch from one who has not; a countersign; a password. 2. A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or a signal for action. Nor deal in watchwords overmuch. --Tennyson.