Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings
- n. Western US More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; an earthworm. It often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet, and is used as bait by anglers. The term is used mostly in the northern and western U. S.
WordNet 3.0
- n. terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
Examples
“I was fishing with a nightcrawler on a single hook with a two foot leader and a swivel connecting to my main line.”
“Out here in AZ, it's difficult to find good nightcrawler grounds.”
“Went on many a nightcrawler hunt when we were kids.”
“The night before a fishing trip we go out nightcrawler hunting.”
“Based on my experience, I can catch 3x as many largemouth on a nightcrawler than anything else.”
“Mike Stone was fishing for trout and walleye at Aurora Reservoir on July 26, when he dropped a floating jighead, tipped with a nightcrawler worm, into the water ... [and claimed the state-record for channel catfish].”
“Use a piece of nightcrawler on the hook, no weight, let it sink natural.”
“Oh sure John - I say I might be a purist but in reality I've been known to scissor off a nightcrawler segment and stick that puppy on the end of a wet fly - adds a gourmet touch, don't you think?”
“I had a tube of this paste that I put on the sinker, added with a nightcrawler worked amazing.”
What is the best bait to use for any type of catfish in the spring????
“During times like this I use tiny little nubs of nightcrawler like you would for sunfish.”
What is the best bait to use for any type of catfish in the spring????
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘nightcrawler’.
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Assorted animals
red-handed howler, big bend slider, false smooth snake, nightcrawler, soybean cyst nema..., jaw worm, neglected worm li..., spiny-headed worm, thorny-headed worm, decorator crab, pleasing poison frog, red-eared slider ... and 129 more...
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Five Consecutive Consonants
A list of words containing five consecutive consonants
I do not include words containing "y" as part of the 5-letter string, since that letter invariably functions as a vowel, as in rhythm. <...heartstricken, heartstruck, wellspring, offspring, yachtsman, worthwhile, backstretch, backstroke, downstream, downstroke, breaststroke, birthstone and 188 more...
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Here Fishy Fishy!
A broad list of words and phrases describing schemes and devices, from ancient to modern, that humans have devised to catch or harvest our underwater friends.
hook, line and si..., hook, line, sinker, pole, rod, bobber, artificial bait, natural bait, fly rod, spinner, plug and 76 more...
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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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Negasonic Teenage Warhead
"Wow, we really have run out of names."
Codenames of superheroes, supervillains, etc. (that are actual words, or unique spellings of actual words).rogue, gambit, wolverine, storm, cyclops, phoenix, cypher, beast, berzerker, toad, avalanche, magma and 125 more...
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Critters
cockle, cicada, appaloosa, brachiopod, bivalve, aye-aye, cygnet, alewife, chamois, ermine, drake, dugong and 381 more...
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Underwear Perverts
Once upon a time, I'd've done anything to get in their underwear.
spider-man, batman, superman, gambit, wolverine, robin, nightcrawler, spawn, thing, punisher, crow, beast and 2 more...
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (N)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
n'er do well, nana, narwhal, nasturtium, nativity, naught, nebulous, nectar, nest, nexus, nightfall, nightgown and 34 more...
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Secret Agent Man
Wanna know how to be a spy? Sorry, that's classified. But this list can teach you how to talk like one.
black-bag job, floater, dog drag, l pill, national agent, sheep dipping, dry clean, operation slammer, foots, wet affairs, walk the cat, piano and 16 more...
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words that are better than other words.
No, really, they are far better than your words.
iridescent, coral, caramel, taboo, cerebral, droplet, dew, celestial, serendipity, chime, whimsical, willowy and 40 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for nightcrawler.
tbtabby In spy lingo, a talent spotter who hangs out in nightclubs, bars and other seedy places, looking for government employees who can be plied with booze, drugs, sex, or blackmail into becoming spies. Aug 26, 2009