worming
Slowly wiggling inward
Worming is the act of giving medicine to an animal to eliminate intestinal parasites: The vet recommended worming the puppy at eight weeks.
It also describes slow, twisting movement through tight spaces: He spent an hour worming through the crawlspace.
To worm something out of someone is to extract information through persistent, indirect questioning: She finally wormed the truth out of him.
Drug eliminating parasitic worms
- ivermectinAntiparasitic medication for worms
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- roundwormParasitic cylindrical worm
- hookwormIntestinal blood-feeding nematode
heartworm · whipworm · tapeworm · dosing · puppy · kitten · livestock · equine
Threadlike parasitic worm
- tapewormSegmented intestinal parasite
- roundwormParasitic cylindrical worm
- hookwormIntestinal blood-feeding nematode
- pinwormIntestinal nematode parasite
whipworm · fluke · helminth · threadworm · host · larvae · infestation · intestinal
Lure for prey
- hookCurved catching device
- anglerOne who casts lines
- tackleGear or takedown
- nightcrawlerBig worm, or nocturnal person
earthworm · redworm · cast · line · sinkers · bobber · lure · rod
Digging underground passages
- diggingRemoving earth below
- boringFailing to engage interest
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
earthmoving · molehill · burrow · aerating · channels · passages · soil · movement
dewormer
Drug eliminating parasitic worms
- ivermectinAntiparasitic medication for worms
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- roundwormParasitic cylindrical worm
hookworm · heartworm · whipworm · tapeworm · dosing · puppy · kitten · livestock · equine · fecal
nematode
Threadlike parasitic worm
- tapewormSegmented intestinal parasite
- roundwormParasitic cylindrical worm
- hookwormIntestinal blood-feeding nematode
pinworm · whipworm · fluke · helminth · threadworm · host · larvae · infestation · intestinal · lifecycle
bait
Lure for prey
nightcrawler · earthworm · redworm · cast · line · sinkers · bobber · lure · rod · reel
tunneling
Digging underground passages
- diggingRemoving earth below
- boringFailing to engage interest
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
underground · earthmoving · molehill · burrow · aerating · channels · passages · soil · movement · castings
earthworms
Soil-dwelling segmented invertebrates
- soilGround matter for planting
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- vermicompostWorm-digested organic material
castings · aeration · tilling · humus · loam · mulch · organic · fertilizer · beds · cultivation
larvae
Immature metamorphosing creatures
pests · contamination · invasion · overrun · infected · breeding · proliferation · spread · spoilage · rot
- pet healthvet visit, checkup, checkups, vaccinations, rabies vaccination
- cattle carefeeding, watering, vaccination, branding, dehorning
- horse carefarrier, mucking stalls, grooming, horse grooming, horseshoeing
- ropeworkknot tying, knot, knots, ropework, hitch
- stablesbox stall, stalls, paddock, paddocks, tack room
- tobacco farmingtobacco leaf, tobacco leaves, tobacco fields, tobacco field, tobacco barn