Figurative. Subtile, idle, unwholesome, and, (as I may term them) vermiculate questions (Francis Bacon).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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
mic — ablas·te·mic; ac·mic; acos·mic; ac·ro·mic·ria; aleu·ke·mic; alu·mi·no·ther·mic; am·phi·mic·tic; aneu·ri·lem·mic; an·ti·a·ne·mic; an·ti·xe·roph·thal·mic; aph·o·ris·mic; ar·rhyth·mic; at·o·mic·i·ty; au·to·cos·mic; axo·plas·mic; bac·te·re·mic;… … English syllables
late — ab·late; ab·squat·u·late; ac·cep·ti·late; ac·e·tab·u·late; acet·y·late; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; acic·u·late; acid·u·late; ac·ry·late; ac·u·le·o·late; ac·u·min·u·late; ad·stip·u·late; ad·u·late; al·ve·o·late; am·bu·late; am·pul·late;… … English syllables
vermiculate — ver·mic·u·late … English syllables
vermiculate — ver•mic•u•late v. [[t]vərˈmɪk yəˌleɪt[/t]] adj. [[t] lɪt, ˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing, adj. 1) to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm 2) worm eaten 3) vermicular 4) sinuous; intricate Also,… … From formal English to slang
Vermiculate — Ver*mic u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vermiculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vermiculating}.] [L. vermiculatus inlaid so as to resemble the tracks of worms, p. p. of vermiculari to be full of worms, vermiculus a little worm. See {Vermicular}.] To form or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vermiculate — Ver*mic u*late, a. 1. Wormlike in shape; covered with wormlike elevations; marked with irregular fine lines of color, or with irregular wavy impressed lines like worm tracks; as, a vermiculate nut. [1913 Webster] 2. Crawling or creeping like a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vermiculated — Vermiculate Ver*mic u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vermiculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vermiculating}.] [L. vermiculatus inlaid so as to resemble the tracks of worms, p. p. of vermiculari to be full of worms, vermiculus a little worm. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vermiculating — Vermiculate Ver*mic u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vermiculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vermiculating}.] [L. vermiculatus inlaid so as to resemble the tracks of worms, p. p. of vermiculari to be full of worms, vermiculus a little worm. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; … English syllables
