DEATH-WATCH BEETLE

Meaning of DEATH-WATCH BEETLE in English

noun

a small insect that eats into old wood, making sounds like a watch ticking

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

DEATH-WATCH BEETLE — ■ noun a small beetle whose larvae bore into and damage dead wood and structural timbers, making a sound like …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DEATH-WATCH BEETLE — точильщик (Anobium); pl точильщики (Anobiidae)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
DEATH-WATCH BEETLE — точильщик ( Anobium ) ; pl точильщики ( Anobiidae )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
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Английский словарь Британика
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
WATCH — I. ˈwäch also ˈwȯch verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæccan; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEETLE — I. ˈbēd. ə l, -ēt ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bityl, betylle, from Old English bitula, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEATH — ˈdeth noun ( plural deaths -ths sometimes -thz) Etymology: Middle English deeth, deth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEETLE — (v. t.) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton …
Английский словарь Webster
BEETLE — ( v. t. ) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WATCH — /woch/ , v.i. 1. to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEATH — /deth/ , n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEETLE — beetle 1 /beet"l/ , n. , v. , beetled, beetling . n. 1. any of numerous insects of the order …
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BEETLE — v. go somewhere quickly; move like a beetle, move forward, make one's way; scurry (British usage); ram or crush a …
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WATCH — I. ˈwäch, ˈwȯch verb Etymology: Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæccan — more at wake Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEETLE — I. ˈbē-t ə l noun Etymology: Middle English betylle, from Old English bitula; akin to bītan to bite Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEATH — noun Etymology: Middle English deeth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old Norse dauthi death, deyja to die — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATCH — vt to tend; to guard; to have in keeping. 2. watch ·vi to serve the purpose of a watchman by …
Webster English vocab
DEATH — vi danger of death. 2. death ·vi cause of loss of life. 3. death ·vi loss of spiritual life. 4. …
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BEETLE — vt to beat with a heavy mallet. 2. beetle ·vt a heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, ·etc. …
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WATCH — [watch] vb [ME wacchen, fr. OE waeccan--more at wake] vi (bef. 12c) 1 a: to keep vigil as a devotional …
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DEATH — [death] n [ME deeth, fr. OE death; akin to ON dauthi death, deyja to die--more at die] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEETLE — [bee.tle] n [ME betylle, fr. OE bitula; akin to bitan to bite] (bef. 12c) 1: any of an order (Coleoptera) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WATCH — portable timepiece that has a movement driven in any of several ways and is designed to be worn (as on …
Britannica English vocabulary
DEATH
Britannica English vocabulary
BEETLE — (order Coleoptera), any of at least 250,000 species of insects (the largest order in the animal kingdom), principally characterized by …
Britannica English vocabulary
DEATH — death BrE AmE deθ ▷ deaths deθs ▶ ˈ death camp BrE AmE ▶ ˈ death cell BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WATCH — / wɒtʃ; NAmE wɑːtʃ; wɔːtʃ/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. to look at sb/sth for a time, paying attention …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH — / deθ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] the fact of sb dying or being killed : a sudden …
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BEETLE — / ˈbiːtl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. an insect, often large and black, with a hard case …
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WATCH — I. watch 1 S1 W1 /wɒtʃ $ wɑːtʃ, wɒːtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ watch , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEATH — death S1 W1 /deθ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ dead , ↑ death , deadliness; adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEETLE — Beetle BrE AmE British English , ‖ Bug American English informal a small car made by Volkswagen which has a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WATCH — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. keep the eyes fixed on; look at attentively. 2 tr. a keep under observation; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEETLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for ramming, crushing, driving wedges, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WATCH — v. & n. v. 1 tr. keep the eyes fixed on; look at attentively. 2 tr. a keep under observation; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEETLE — n. & v. n. 1 a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for ramming, crushing, driving wedges, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEETLE — n. & v. n. 1 any insect of the order Coleoptera, with modified front wings forming hard protective cases closing …
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WATCH — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. keep the eyes fixed on; look at attentively. 2 tr. a keep under observation; …
Oxford English vocab
DEATH — n.1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates life. …
Oxford English vocab
BEETLE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. any insect of the order Coleoptera, with modified front wings forming hard protective cases …
Oxford English vocab
WATCH — I. LOOKING AND PAYING ATTENTION /wɒtʃ/ ( watches, watching, watched) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH — ( deaths) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Death is the permanent …
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WATCH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bird watching (= the activity of watching wild birds ) ▪ One of his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEATH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEETLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ Tiny, polished black pollen beetles crawled over her hand: she had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WATCH — (BE CAREFUL) [verb] [T] - to be careful of (something)I have to watch my weight (= be careful not to …
Cambridge English vocab
DEATH — [noun] - the end of life She lived here for four years before her death. [C]Their sudden deaths in a …
Cambridge English vocab
DEATH — n. programmed cell death Bataan Death March Black Death brain death death penalty dance of death Death Valley near death …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BEETLE — n. ladybird beetle snout beetle bark beetle blister beetle Colorado potato beetle cucumber beetle deathwatch beetle dermestid beetle dung beetle …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WATCH — Synonyms and related words : Argus, Big Ben, Charley, abide, airplane spotter, alarm clock, alarm watch, anchor watch, and listen, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEATH — Synonyms and related words : Azrael, Black Death, Death, Grim Reaper, Pale Death, Reaper, Z, angel of death, annihilation, apodosis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WATCH — I. noun 1 instrument for telling the time ADJECTIVE ▪ digital ▪ analogue/analog , mechanical ( esp. AmE ) ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WATCH — INDEX: 1. to watch someone or something 2. to watch someone or something continuously 3. to watch to make sure …
Longman Activator English vocab
DEATH — See ↑ DIE 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a matter of life and death/be a matter of life or death …
Longman Activator English vocab
WATCH — n. 25B6; verb she watched him as he spoke : OBSERVE, view, look at, eye, gaze at, stare at, gape …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WATCH — v. 1 observe, regard, look at, gaze at or on, take in, contemplate Daniel loves to watch the bears at …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WATCH — I сущ. часы (карманные, наручные) by my watch ≈ по моим часам to set, wind up a watch ≈ выставлять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEATH — сущ. 1) а) смерть at one's death ≈ с чьей-л. смертью At her death the estate was broken up. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEETLE — I 1. сущ. 1) жук 2) разг. таракан 3) амер. (Beetle) 'жук' (ласковое название маленького автомобиля марки Volkswagen) ∙ blind …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WATCH — watch.ogg _I wɒtʃ n 1> часы ( наручные, карманные ) he set his watch by mine - он поставил свои …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEATH — death.ogg deθ n 1. 1> смерть natural violent death - естественная насильственная смерть accidental death - случайная смерть lingering death …
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