"deathwatch" In Word Games

1. a vigil beside a dying or dead person.
2. a guard set over a condemned person before execution.
3. Also called deathwatch beetle.
4. any of several beetles of the family Anobiidae that make a ticking sound as they bore through wood: the sound was once believed to be an omen of death.

"deathwatch" synonyms:

• wake,
• vigil,
• watch,
• funeral,
• obsequies,
• rites,
• tangi,
• death-watch,
• funeral-service,
• last-rites,
• memorial,
• procession,
• requiem,
• funeral-rites,
• laying-to-rest,
• funeral-mass,
• memorial-service,
• service-for-the-dead,
• burial

• ditchwater
• dogwatches
• midwatches
• outwatched
• skywatched
• whitefaced
• bethwacked
• catchweeds