DEATHWATCH Synonyms

• the act of observing; taking a patient look

• a formal event performed on a special occasion

• the act of noticing or paying attention

• conformity with law or custom or practice etc.

• the ability to recall past occurrences

• a recognition of meritorious service

• a period of sleeplessness

• the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

• a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

• an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii

• the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

• the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward

• a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial

• be awake, be alert, be there

• stop sleeping

• arouse or excite feelings and passions

• to alert someone to something

• cause to become awake or conscious

• a small portable timepiece

• a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty

• a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

• the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

• the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

• look attentively

• follow with the eyes or the mind

• see or watch

• observe with attention

• be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful

• observe or determine by looking

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

• minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers

• minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers

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

• minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers

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