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单词 inchworm
释义

inchworm

[ inch-wurm ]
/ ˈɪntʃˌwɜrm /

noun

measuringworm.

Origin of inchworm

First recorded in 1860–65; inch1 + worm

Words nearby inchworm

inch of mercury, Inchon, in chorus, inch plant, inch-pound, inchworm, incidence, incident, incidental, incidentally, incidental music
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Example sentences from the Web for inchworm

  • Like an inchworm it doubles itself up at intervals and then gradually stretches itself straight again.

    The World of H.G. Wells|Van Wyck Brooks

British Dictionary definitions for inchworm

inchworm
/ (ˈɪntʃˌwɜːm) /

noun

another name for a measuring worm
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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