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deathwatch

noun

bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
H
Contains
EATHWATC
Scrabble score
22
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈdɛθwɒtʃ

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death

noun

  1. minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers

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