vermiculate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
23
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/vəˈmɪk.jʊlˌeɪt/
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/vəˈmɪk.jʊlˌeɪt/ · /vəˈmɪk.jəlˌeɪt/ · /vɜː-/ · /vɚˈmɪk.jəlˌeɪt/ · /vəˈmɪk.jʊl.ət/ · /vəˈmɪk.jəl.eɪt/ · /vɚˈmɪk.jəlˌət/

Definition of vermiculate

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms.
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verb

  1. To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms.

adj

  1. Like a worm; resembling a worm.
  2. Vermiculated.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vermiculatus (“inlaid in wavy lines”), past participle of vermiculor (“to be full of worms or worm-eaten”), from vermiculus (“little worm”).

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9-letter words

6 words

8-letter words

21 words

7-letter words

48 words

6-letter words

116 words

5-letter words

8 words

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