stand sentinel stand rest • stand still · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · stand sentinel · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) watch over so as to protect. Synonyms: stand guard, stand watch, keep guard, stand sentinel. Examples: "We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves." "The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · stand guard · · Synonym 1 stand watch · · Synonym 2 keep guard · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074