- 1. n. The act or operation of moving in the manner of a worm; continuation of motion from one part to another; as, the vermiculation, or peristaltic motion, of the intestines. Source: opted
- 2. n. The act of vermiculating, or forming or inlaying so as to resemble the motion, track, or work of a worm. Source: opted
- 3. n. Penetration by worms; the state of being wormeaten. Source: opted
- 4. n. A very fine wavy crosswise color marking, or a patch of such markings, as on the feathers of birds. Source: opted
- 5. n. the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along Source: wordnet
- 6. n. a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings Source: wordnet
- 7. 1. The act or operation of moving in the manner of a worm; continuation of motion from one part to another; as, the vermiculation, or peristaltic motion, of the intestines. 2. The act of vermiculating, or forming or inlaying so as to resemble the motion, track, or work of a worm. 3. Penetration by worms; the state of being wormeaten. 4. (Zoöl.) A very fine wavy crosswise color marking, or a patch of such markings, as on the feathers of birds. Source: webster
- 8. A very fine wavy crosswise color marking, or a patch of suchmarkings, as on the feathers of birds. Source: adambom
- 9. n. a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings Source: ecdict
Home / Dictionary / vermiculation
vermiculation
Thesaurus links
Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.
From the definitions
motionactwormbirdscolorcrosswisefeathersfinemarkingpatchwavyvermiculatingcarvingsconsistingcontinuationdecorationforminginlayingintestinesmannermarkingsmovingoperationpart
Open full thesaurus page for vermiculation · Language as a Lens