ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

chickens † , stormy petrel, bird of ill omen, gathering clouds, clouds in the horizon, death
watch.
watchtower, beacon, signal post; lighthouse &c (indication of locality) 550.
sentinel, sentry,, watch, watchman; watch and ward; watchdog, bandog † , housedog † ;
patrol, patrolman, vedette † , picket, bivouac, scout, spy, spial † ; undercover agent, mole,
plainclothesman; advanced guard, rear guard; lookout.
cautiousness &c 864.
monitor, guard camera, radar, AWACS, spy satellite, spy-in-the-sky, U2 plane, spy
plane.
V. warn, caution; forewarn, prewarn † ; admonish, premonish † ; give notice, give warning,
dehort † ; menace &c (threaten) 909; put on one's guard; sound the alarm &c 669; croak.
beware, ware; take warning, take heed at one's peril; keep watch and ward &c (care)
459.
Adj. warning &c v.; premonitory, monitory, cautionary; admonitory, admonitive † ;
sematic [Biol.].
warned, forewarned &c v.; on one's guard &c (careful) 459, (cautious) 864.
Adv. in terrorem [Lat.] &c (threat) 909.
Int. beware!, ware!, take care!, look out!, fore (golf), mind what you are about!, take
care what you are about!, mind!,
Phr. ne reveillez pas le chat qui dort [Fr.], don't wake a sleeping cat; foenum habet in
cornu [Lat.]; caveat actor; le silence du people est la legon des rois [Fr.]; verbum sat
sapienti [Lat.], a word to the wise is sufficient; un averti en vaut deux [Fr.].
669. [Indication of danger.] Alarm -- N. alarm; alarum, larum † , alarm bell, tocsin, alerts,
beat of drum, sound of trumpet, note of alarm, hue and cry, fire cross, signal of distress;
blue lights; war-cry, war-whoop; warning &c 668; fogsignal, foghorn; yellow flag;
danger signal; red light, red flag; fire bell; police whistle.
false alarm, cry of wolf; bug-bear, bugaboo.
V. give the alarm, raise the alarm, sound the alarm, turn in the alarm, beat the alarm, give
an alarm, raise an alarm, sound an alarm, turn in an alarm, beat an alarm &c n.; alarm;
warn &c 668; ring the tocsin; battre la generale [Fr.]; cry wolf.
Adj. alarming &c v..
Int. sauve qui peut! [Fr.], every man for himself! [Fr.Tr.]; qui vive? [Fr.].
670. Preservation -- N. preservation; safe-keeping; conservation &c (storage) 636;
maintenance, support, susteritation † , conservatism; vis conservatrix † ; salvation &c
(deliverance) 672.
[Means of preservation] prophylaxis; preserver, preservative, additive; antibiotics,
antifungals [Med.], biocide; hygiastics † , hygiantics † ; cover, drugget † ; cordon sanitaire
[Fr.]; canning; ensilage; tinned goods, canned goods.
[Superstitious remedies] snake oil, spider webs, cure-all; laetrile; charm &c 993.
V. preserve, maintain, keep, sustain, support, hold; keep up, keep alive; refrigerate, keep
on ice; not willingly let die; bank up; nurse; save, rescue; be safe, make safe &c 664; take
care of &c (care) 459; guard &c (defend) 717.
stare super antiquas vias [Lat.] [Bacon]; hold one's own; hold one's ground, stand
one's ground &c (resist) 719.