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lobworm

/ˈlɒbwɜːm/ /ˈlɑːbwɜːrm/

Meanings
noun
The lugworm.

Examples :

"The fisherman dug in the sand to find a lobworm to use as bait. "
animal organism nature biology

Related Words

Illustration as

as adverb

/ˈæs/

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

"The student studied hard for the test, as did her brother. "

Illustration dug

dug verb

/dʌɡ/

To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.

"The dog dug a hole in the backyard to bury his bone. "

Illustration fisherman

fisherman noun

/ˈfɪʃəmən/ /ˈfɪʃɚmən/

A fisher, a person engaged in fishing:

"The fisherman cast his line into the lake. "

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sand noun

/sænd/

Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.

"The children played happily on the sandy beach. "

Illustration find

find noun

/faɪnd/

Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.

"The archaeologist's latest find is a valuable ancient pottery piece. "

Illustration bait

bait noun

/beɪt/

Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.

"The fisherman used worms as bait to attract the fish. "

Illustration lugworm

lugworm noun

/ˈlʌɡwɜːrm/ /ˈlʌɡwɜːm/

Any of several species of large marine annelid worm of the genus Arenicola

"The fisherman dug in the wet sand, hoping to find a fat lugworm to use as bait. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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use noun

/juːz/ /juːs/

The act of using.

"The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations."