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worm

noun as in grub

Strongest match

noun as in maggot

Strongest match

Strong matches

verb as in edge

verb as in squirm

verb as in wangle

verb as in writhe

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Surprisingly, this reaction doesn't harm the worms -- it actually helps them remain healthier as they grow older.

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“But Lowly worm is eating a lot of peas, so we need to keep a close eye on him to make sure he doesn’t get indigestion.”

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Mystified, he wanders the dank halls of their rented palazzo and the fetid alleyways of the “pestilential city” where canal waters slither past like “a fat, grey-green worm.”

At some point, writes Mr. Sharabi, “worm colonies start to form around us.”

“China is reopening the same can of worms.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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