Associations to the word «Deathwatch»
Noun
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Wiktionary
DEATHWATCH, noun. A vigil beside a dying person
DEATHWATCH, noun. One who guards a condemned person before execution.
DEATHWATCH, noun. A deathwatch beetle.
DEATHWATCH BEETLE, noun. Any of various beetles of the family Anobiidae that bore into wood and make a tapping sound.
DEATHWATCH BEETLES, noun. Plural of deathwatch beetle
Dictionary definition
DEATHWATCH, noun. Minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers.
DEATHWATCH, noun. Bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death.
Wise words
Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one
good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible,
speak a few sensible words.