Oliver Wendell Holmes referred to punning as verbicide.
a habitual verbicide.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ver|mi|cide — «VUR muh syd», noun. any substance or drug that kills worms, especially parasitic intestinal worms. ╂[< Latin vermis worm + English cide1] … Useful english dictionary
ver — ace·to·ver·a·trone; ad·ver·sar·ia; ad·ver·sa·tive; ad·ver·si·ty; ad·ver·sive; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tise; ad·ver·tise·ment; ad·ver·tis·er; ai·ver; al·ka·ver·vir; all o·ver·ish; am·bi·ver·sion; an·do·ver; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·ni·ver·sa·ry;… … English syllables
cide — co·in·cide; cu·li·cide; de·cide; ex·cide; fac·ti·cide; fas·ci·ol·i·cide; fe·li·cide; fe·ti·cide; fi·lar·i·cide; fil·i·cide; for·mi·cide; fun·gi·cide; ga·me·to·cide; gen·o·cide; ger·mi·cide; glu·cide; her·bi·cide; homi·cide; in·cide; lou·si·cide;… … English syllables
ver|min|i|cide — «vuhr MIHN uh syd», noun. a preparation for killing vermin: »During the summer months verminicide became a necessary item in the bazar (Blackwood s Magazine) … Useful english dictionary
Vermicide — Ver mi*cide, n. [L. vermis a worm + caedere to kill.] A medicine which destroys intestinal worms; a worm killer. Pereira. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
verbicide — ver·bi·cide … English syllables
vermicide — ver·mi·cide … English syllables
Feverish — Fe ver*ish, a. 1. Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and thirst; as, the patient is feverish. [1913 Webster] 2. Indicating, or pertaining to, fever; characteristic of a fever; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Feverishly — Feverish Fe ver*ish, a. 1. Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and thirst; as, the patient is feverish. [1913 Webster] 2. Indicating, or pertaining to, fever; characteristic of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Feverishness — Feverish Fe ver*ish, a. 1. Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and thirst; as, the patient is feverish. [1913 Webster] 2. Indicating, or pertaining to, fever; characteristic of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
