grub|worm

grub|worm
grub|worm «GRUHB WURM», noun.
the wormlike form or larva of an insect; grub.

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  • worm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. earthworm, angleworm; maggot, larva, grub, caterpillar; insect; crawler, nightcrawler; flatworm, platyhelminth, tapeworm, cestode, nematode, round worm, ascarid, pinworm, annelid; wretch; screw,… …   English dictionary for students

  • grub — I UK [ɡrʌb] / US noun Word forms grub : singular grub plural grubs 1) [uncountable] very informal food Grub s up (= the food is ready)! 2) [countable] a young insect without wings or legs, like a small worm II UK [ɡrʌb] / US verb… …   English dictionary

  • grub — grub1 [grʌb] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from GRUB1 2; in sense 1, probably because birds eat grubs] 1.) [U] informal food ▪ Let s get some grub. 2.) an insect when it is in the form of a small soft white worm grub 2 grub2 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • grub — [[t]grʌ̱b[/t]] grubs, grubbing, grubbed 1) N COUNT A grub is a young insect which has just come out of an egg and looks like a short fat worm. 2) N UNCOUNT Grub is food. [INFORMAL] Get yourself some grub and come and sit down. Syn: nosh 3) VERB… …   English dictionary

  • grub — grub1 [ grʌb ] noun 1. ) uncount VERY INFORMAL food: Grub s up (=the food is ready)! 2. ) count a young insect without wings or legs, like a small WORM grub grub 2 [ grʌb ] verb intransitive or transitive to try to find something by moving things …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • worm — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wyrm serpent, worm; akin to Old High German wurm serpent, worm, Latin vermis worm Date: before 12th century 1. a. earthworm; broadly an annelid worm b. any of numerous… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • grub — 1 noun 1 (U) informal food: Let s get some grub. 2 (C) an insect when it is in the form of a small soft white worm 2 (intransitive always + adv/prep) informal to look for something, especially by moving things, looking under them etc (+… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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