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deathwatch (n)
minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
deathwatch (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.
A small wingless insect, of the family Psocidae, which makes a similar but fainter sound; -- called also deathtick.
The guard set over a criminal before his execution.
deathwatch Sentence Examples
- The family gathered around the bedside, keeping a somber deathwatch as their loved one's time grew short.
- The ancient castle seemed to echo with the whispers of the dead during the ghostly deathwatch.
- The soldiers maintained a vigilant deathwatch, knowing an enemy attack could come at any moment.
- With each passing hour, the tension mounted during the deathwatch for the missing hikers in the wilderness.
- The journalist maintained a relentless deathwatch on the corrupt politician, waiting for the moment of reckoning.
- As the storm raged outside, those aboard the sinking ship began their grim deathwatch, prepared for the worst.
- The detective kept a careful deathwatch on the suspect, waiting for any sign of movement or escape.
- In the haunted house, the spirits seemed to keep a silent deathwatch over the living, their presence felt but unseen.
- The scientist conducted a meticulous deathwatch over the laboratory experiment, monitoring every variable for signs of success or failure.
- The condemned prisoner spent his final days under the constant scrutiny of the guards, enduring a relentless deathwatch until his execution.
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The family gathered around the bedside, keeping a somber deathwatch as their loved one's time grew short.
The ancient castle seemed to echo with the whispers of the dead during the ghostly deathwatch.
The soldiers maintained a vigilant deathwatch, knowing an enemy attack could come at any moment.
With each passing hour, the tension mounted during the deathwatch for the missing hikers in the wilderness.
