Word
Deathwatch
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
death-watch
Definition
- n. - A small beetle (Anobium tessellatum and other allied
species). By forcibly striking its head against woodwork it makes a
ticking sound, which is a call of the sexes to each other, but has been
imagined by superstitious people to presage death.
- n. - A small wingless insect, of the family Psocidae, which
makes a similar but fainter sound; -- called also deathtick.
- n. - The guard set over a criminal before his execution.
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