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worm-eat·en
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Princeton's WordNet
vermiculate, worm-eaten, wormyadjective
infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms
Wiktionary
worm-eatenadjective
Eaten by worms, especially having a worm inside.
worm-eatenadjective
Rotten or decrepit.
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worm-eaten
Worm-eaten refers to something, often a material like wood, that is damaged or filled with holes caused by worms or similar insects. In a broader, figurative sense, it can also refer to something being eroded, deteriorated, or in a state of decay.
Webster Dictionary
Worm-eatenadjective
eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as, worm-eaten timber
Worm-eatenadjective
worn-out; old; worthless
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
worm-eaten
The state of a plank or of a ship's bottom when perforated by a particular kind of boring mollusk, Teredo navalis, which abounds in the tropics.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of worm-eaten in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of worm-eaten in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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