Words / B1

RISTW-och/ˈrɪstwɒtʃ/

A wristwatch is a watch worn on a strap round the wrist. A clock is on a wall or desk; a smartwatch connects like a phone. Exams: an ordinary wristwatch may be allowed; a smartwatch still goes in the phone bag.

Meaning

A watch worn on a strap round the wrist.

Examples

• “An ordinary wristwatch may be allowed in the exam; a smartwatch still goes in the phone bag.”
• “A wristwatch with a calculator still counts as a device if the exam board bans stored text.”

Good to know

a wristwatch; also a watch. Contrast: a clock / a smartwatch. Exams. Countable. Mix-up: a wrist is the body part; the watch is the timepiece.

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