DEATHWATCH

Meaning of DEATHWATCH in English

Pronunciation: ' deth- ˌ wäch

Function: noun

Etymology: death + watch (timepiece); from the superstition that its ticking presages death

Date: 1646

: a small insect that makes a ticking sound especially : DEATHWATCH BEETLE

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

DEATHWATCH — I. noun Etymology: death + watch (timepiece); from the superstition that its ticking presages death Date: 1646 a small insect …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEATHWATCH — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: death + watch (timepiece); from the superstition that its ticking presages death : any of several …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEATHWATCH — (n.) The guard set over a criminal before his execution.
Английский словарь Webster
DEATHWATCH — (n.) A small wingless insect, of the family Psocidae, which makes a similar but fainter sound; -- called also deathtick.
Английский словарь Webster
DEATHWATCH — (n.) A small beetle (Anobium tessellatum and other allied species). By forcibly striking its head against woodwork it makes a …
Английский словарь Webster
DEATHWATCH — ( n. ) The guard set over a criminal before his execution.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEATHWATCH — ( n. ) A small wingless insect, of the family Psocidae, which makes a similar but fainter sound; -- called …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEATHWATCH — ( n. ) A small beetle (Anobium tessellatum and other allied species). By forcibly striking its head against woodwork it …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEATHWATCH — /deth"woch', -wawch'/ , n. 1. a vigil beside a dying or dead person. 2. a guard set over a condemned …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEATHWATCH — n. vigil by the bed of a person who is dying
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DEATHWATCH — I. ˈdeth-ˌwäch noun Etymology: death + watch (timepiece); from the superstition that its ticking presages death Date: 1646 : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEATHWATCH — noun the guard set over a criminal before his execution. 2. deathwatch ·noun a small wingless insect, of the family …
Webster English vocab
DEATHWATCH — [death.watch] n [death + watch (timepiece); fr. the superstition that its ticking presages death] (1646): a small insect that makes …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEATHWATCH — deathwatch BrE AmE ˈdeθ wɒtʃ AmE \ -wɑːtʃ ▷ deathwatch|es ɪz əz ▶ ˌ deathwatch ˈ beetle BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEATHWATCH — beetle [noun] [C] - an insect which eats wood, esp. in old houses, and causes serious damage
Cambridge English vocab
DEATHWATCH — Synonyms and related words : agony, burial service, death agonies, death groan, death rattle, death struggle, death throes, deathbed, dirge, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEATHWATCH — n. to maintain a ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
DEATHWATCH — сидящий с умирающим
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEATHWATCH — Поминки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DEATHWATCH — сидящий с умирающим
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DEATHWATCH — 1) точильщик пёстрый (Xestobium rufovillosum) 2) вошь книжная, книгоед (Troctes divinatorius) 3) сеноед домовый (Atropos pulsatoria)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
DEATHWATCH — 1) точильщик пёстрый ( Xestobium rufovillosum ) 2) вошь книжная, книгоед ( Troctes divinatorius ) 3) сеноед домовый ( Atropos …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
DEATHWATCH — сидящий с умирающим
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEATHWATCH — сидящий с умирающим
Англо-Русский словарь
DEATHWATCH — n. Function: noun Etymology: death + watch (vigil) Date: circa 1890 1 : a vigil kept over the dead or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DEATHWATCH BEETLE — noun Date: 1877 any of various small beetles (family Anobiidae, especially Xestobium rufovillosum ) that bore in seasoned or dead …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEATHWATCH BEETLE — Borer insect ( beetle species Xestobium refuvillosum ) that tends to be small (less than 0.5 in., or 1–9 mm) …
Английский словарь Британика
DEATHWATCH BEETLE — noun see deathwatch I
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEATHWATCH BEETLE — [deathwatch beetle] n (1877): any of various small beetles (family Anobiidae) that are common in old houses where they bore …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEATHWATCH BEETLE — (Xestobium refuvillosum), an anobiid, or borer insect, of the family Anobiidae (order Coleoptera). These beetles tend to be small (1 …
Britannica English vocabulary
BEETLE — I Any of at least 250,000 species of insects constituting the order Coleoptera (the largest order in the animal kingdom), …
Английский словарь Британика
WOOD LOUSE — noun 1. : a terrestrial isopod crustacean (suborder Oniscoidea) that has a flattened elliptical body often capable of being rolled …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEAD WATCH — noun Etymology: dead (V) : deathwatch
Webster's New International English Dictionary

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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