- death-watch
n. to maintain a death-watch
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death|watch — «DEHTH WOCH, WCH», noun. 1. a watch kept beside a dying or dead person. 2. a guard for a person about to be put to death. 3. a small, destructive beetle that lives in wood and makes a ticking sound which was once believed to foretell death … Useful english dictionary
Death Watch — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Death Watch – Der gekaufte Tod Originaltitel La mort en direct … Deutsch Wikipedia
Death Watch — This article is about the 1980 film. For other uses, see Deathwatch. Death Watch Directed by Bertrand Tavernier Produced by Gabriel Boustiani Janine Rubeiz … Wikipedia
Death watch beetle — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
death-watch beetle — ˌdeath watch ˈbeetle f12 [death watch beetle death watch beetles] noun a small insect that eats into old wood, making sounds like a watch ↑ticking … Useful english dictionary
death-watch beetle — ► NOUN ▪ a beetle whose larvae bore into dead wood and structural timbers. ORIGIN so called because it makes a sound like a watch ticking, formerly believed to portend death … English terms dictionary
Death Watch - Der gekaufte Tod — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Death Watch – Der gekaufte Tod Originaltitel: La mort en direct Produktionsland: Frankreich, Deutschland, Großbritannien Erscheinungsjahr: 1980 Länge: 128 Minuten Origin … Deutsch Wikipedia
Death Watch – Der gekaufte Tod — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Death Watch – Der gekaufte Tod Originaltitel: La mort en direct Produktionsland: Frankreich, Deutschland, Großbritannien Erscheinungsjahr: 1980 Länge: 128 Minuten Origin … Deutsch Wikipedia
death watch — small insect that digs holes and lives in old furniture and makes mysterious clicking sound (in the past it was believed that this insect could foretell death) … English contemporary dictionary
death-watch beetle — noun a small beetle whose larvae bore into and damage dead wood and structural timbers, making a sound like a watch ticking which was formerly believed to portend death. [Xestobium rufovillosum.] … English new terms dictionary
