bookworm

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
21
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈbʊk.wɜːm/

Definition of bookworm

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of various insects that infest books.
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noun

  1. Any of various insects that infest books.
  2. (figuratively)An avid book reader.
    ““This,” remarked the sedate observer beside me, “is a bookworm,—one of those men who are born to gnaw dead thoughts. His clothes, you see, are covered with the dust of libraries.”

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Etymology

From book + worm.

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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