Definition of worm-eaten in US English:
worm-eaten
adjectiveˈwərm ˌitnˈwərm ˌētn
1(of organic tissue) eaten into by worms.
Example sentencesExamples
- Now, on the whole, this sort of vivid reference to rotting flesh and the worm-eaten body is not a very good argument for seduction.
- They fish a worm-eaten corpse out of the river while swimming.
- 1.1 (of wood or a wooden object) full of holes made by woodworm.
Example sentencesExamples
- Fourteen-centimetre shells sit on the sea floor nearby, in what is left of the worm-eaten wooden boxes that once held them.
- Then you got the fun of walking over a narrow worm-eaten wooden bridge with the water lapping a few inches below.
- The old stone walls are, however, left visible at both ends, while the warped, worm-eaten roof trusses are on full view.
- Imposing at 75 inches on a side and 7 inches deep, the painting, like eight others shown here, has holes drilled in its edges, like worm-eaten driftwood.