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deathwatches

deathwatches is the plural of deathwatch.

Meaning of deathwatch

Noun

deathwatch (plural deathwatches)

  1. A vigil beside a dying person
  2. One who guards a condemned person before execution.
  3. A deathwatch beetle.

Questions about deathwatches

What is deathwatches the plural of?
Deathwatches is the plural of deathwatch.

Words near deathwatches in the dictionary

  1. deathward
  2. deathwards
  3. deathwatch
  4. deathwatch beetle
  5. deathwatch beetles
  6. deathwatches
  7. deathwise
  8. deathwish
  9. deathwishes
  10. deathworthy
  11. deathy

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