- 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. 2014.
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 — n. to maintain a death watch … Combinatory dictionary
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 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
