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beetle vs deathwatch

deathwatch vs beetle

beetle and deathwatch both are nouns.

beetle is an adjective but deathwatch is not an adjective.

beetle is a verb but deathwatch is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
beetle Yes Yes Yes No
deathwatch Yes No No No
As nouns, deathwatch is a hyponym of beetle; that is, deathwatch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beetle:
  • beetle: insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
  • deathwatch: bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
beetle (noun) deathwatch (noun)
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
beetle (adjective) deathwatch (adjective)
jutting or overhanging
beetle (verb) deathwatch (verb)
beat with a beetle
fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle
be suspended over or hang over
Difference between beetle and deathwatch

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