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  • noun Plural form of woodworm.

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Examples

  • As you continue the iterations of taking out smaller and smaller cubes the volume of the sponge gets smaller and smaller, eventually becoming invisible—as though woodworms have eaten the whole lot.

    HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

  • Repeat the process again figure F and the block starts to look as though it has been devoured by a cluster of geometrically obsessed woodworms.

    HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

  • Repeat the process again figure F and the block starts to look as though it has been devoured by a cluster of geometrically obsessed woodworms.

    HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

  • Also be sure to check out the woodworms eating a piece of wood at 4:52.

    KN | Kitsune Noir » Zimoun: Sound Sculptures & Installations 2010

  • As you continue the iterations of taking out smaller and smaller cubes the volume of the sponge gets smaller and smaller, eventually becoming invisible—as though woodworms have eaten the whole lot.

    HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

  • As you continue the iterations of taking out smaller and smaller cubes the volume of the sponge gets smaller and smaller, eventually becoming invisible—as though woodworms have eaten the whole lot.

    HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

  • A cobweb dangles in a corner next to a mound of dark sawdust left by woodworms.

    The Lady Matador’s Hotel Cristina García 2010

  • Repeat the process again figure F and the block starts to look as though it has been devoured by a cluster of geometrically obsessed woodworms.

    HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

  • Julian Barnes did the vp of the woodworms on Noah's ark as a chapter of A History of the World in 10.5 Chapters - brilliant!

    Minor characters' perspectives Carla 2006

  • Each season she grew more shrunken and dilapidated, surrendering her sturdy hull and deck to the ravages of woodworms, barnacles, and weather.

    Hoot Hiaasen, Carl 2002

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