Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. See measuring worm.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A dropworm or measuring-worm. See looper.
Wiktionary
- n. The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) The larva of any geometrid moth. It progresses forward by first bringing the rear end of the body forward, forming a loop, then moving the front part of the body; called also
measuring worm,measuringworm ,spanner , andlooper . See geometrid.
WordNet 3.0
- n. small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae
Etymologies
- From inch + worm. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“For him, every human being on the planet is an "inchworm," a "pygmy" or a "cretin," save for the couple of friends he can share his profound visions of negativity with.”
“Students have some math work posted outside where they measured objects using an "inchworm" ruler.”
“He does this funny inchworm-style creep where he bunches his knees up and then pushes his body forward.”
“This is "used in combination with a grasping mouth to move like an inchworm up rocks.”
“She's a snake charmer, a mambo rider, a serpent-wrangler and inchworm-eater and Cave is her willing accomplice.”
“Still, the vine pulled away ahead of them, arching like an inchworm as it retracted.”
“I only think that we are only superior to the inchworm.”
“Endless traffic lights, endless construction and traffic that moves like an inchworm for four miles between Seventh Street NW and Bladensburg Road.”
The Washington Post: New York Avenue at Bladensburg: Hit the gas, and speed cameras hit back
“It seems the inchworm mentality behind it overrides all reason.”
The Guardian: This government has set its face against reading
“The project consists of an eight-foot (2. 5m) long industrial robot arm, costumed to resemble an enormous inchworm or elephant's trunk, which responds in unexpected ways to the presence and movements of people in its vicinity.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘inchworm’.
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goodkitten's list
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The Worm List
List of all things wormy.
hookworm, earworm, roundworm, corn earworm, bollworm, pinworm, whipworm, earthworm, heartworm, polychete, teredo, lugworm and 54 more...
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Whatever Works (2009)
Words from 2009 'Whatever Works' film.
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Legged
Animals with lots of legs.
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measured words
inchworm, football, yardstick, quarter, octave, week, fortnight, sofer, pentecost, whitsunday, izzard, heshvan and 43 more...
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