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PRONUNCIATION OF PILLWORM

pillworm  [ˈpɪlˌwɜːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PILLWORM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pillworm is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PILLWORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pillworm in the English dictionary

The definition of pillworm in the dictionary is a type of millipede that can roll itself up into a ball; galleyworm.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PILLWORM


angleworm
ˈæŋɡəlˌwɜːm
bloodworm
ˈblʌdˌwɜːm
bollworm
ˈbəʊlˌwɜːm
bookworm
ˈbʊkˌwɜːm
budworm
ˈbʌdˌwɜːm
cutworm
ˈkʌtˌwɜːm
earthworm
ˈɜːθˌwɜːm
earworm
ˈɪəˌwɜːm
eelworm
ˈiːlˌwɜːm
flatworm
ˈflætˌwɜːm
heartworm
ˈhɑːtˌwɜːm
hookworm
ˈhʊkˌwɜːm
mealworm
ˈmiːlˌwɜːm
pinworm
ˈpɪnˌwɜːm
ringworm
ˈrɪŋˌwɜːm
rootworm
ˈruːtˌwɜːm
roundworm
ˈraʊndˌwɜːm
sandworm
ˈsændˌwɜːm
silkworm
ˈsɪlkˌwɜːm
tapeworm
ˈteɪpˌwɜːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PILLWORM

pillion passenger
pillionist
pilliwinks
pillock
pilloried
pillories
pillorize
pillory
pillow
pillow block
pillow fight
pillow lace
pillow lava
pillow sham
pillow talk
pillowcase
pillowslip
pillowy
pills
pillwort

WORDS THAT END LIKE PILLWORM

army worm
bagworm
cankerworm
corn earworm
deworm
fireworm
fishworm
glow-worm
Guinea worm
hornworm
inchworm
lindworm
lugworm
lungworm
threadworm
tube worm
webworm
whipworm
white worm
worm

Synonyms and antonyms of pillworm in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pillworm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PILLWORM

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The translations of pillworm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pillworm» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pillworm
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pillworm
570 millions of speakers

English

pillworm
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pillworm
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pillworm
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pillworm
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pillworm
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pillworm
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pillworm
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cacing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pillworm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pillworm
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pillworm
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cacing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pillworm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pillworm
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॉवर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pillworm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pillworm
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pillworm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pillworm
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pillworm
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pillworm
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

pillworm
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

pillworm
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

pillworm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pillworm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PILLWORM»

The term «pillworm» is normally little used and occupies the 124.901 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pillworm

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILLWORM»

Discover the use of pillworm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pillworm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sailing Directions from the Texel to the Horn Reefs
To make the Smal Diep—The beacon must be brought to bear N.E. § E. from the vessel; and this course must be kept till within 4 miles of the beacon, where Pillworm old tower, bearing E. by S., the outermost blue beacon-buoy of the Smal  ...
J. S. HOBBS, 1852
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The Brasilian navigator; or, Sailing directory for all the ...
The beacon must be brought to bear N.E. J E. from the vessel ; and this course must be kept till within 4 miles of the beacon, where the Pillworm Old Tower bearing E. by S., the outermost black buoy of the Schmal Deep will be found in 4J  ...
John Purdy, 1838
3
The new seaman's guide and coaster's companion, improved ...
Tlie beacon must be brought to bear N.E. 1 E. from the vessel; and this course must be kept till within 4 miles of the beacon, where the Pillworm oldTower, bearing E. byS. the outermost black buoy of the Schmsd Deep, will b>; found in 4t  ...
New seaman's Guide, John Chandler (pilot.), 1809
4
New and extensive sailing directions for the navigation of ...
The beacon must be brought to bear N.E.fE. from the vessel; and this course must be kept till within 4 miles of the beacon, where Pillworm old tower, bearing E. by S., the outermost black buoy of the Small Deep will be found in 4£ fathoms.
John William Norie, J S Hobbs, 1846
5
New and Extensive Sailing Directions for the Navigation of ...
The beacon must be brought to bear N. E. } E. from the vessel, and this course must be kept till Within 4 miles of the beacon, where the Pillworm OldTower, bearing E. by S., the outermost black buoy of the Schmal Deep will be found in ...
John William Norie, 1823
6
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
Pillworm, pil′wurm, n. the millipede. Pilocarpus, pīlōkär′pus, n. a shrub about fourorfivefeet high, slightly branched, thebranches erect, anativeof Brazil.—n. Pilocar′pine,analkaloid isolated from pilocarpus, withsudorificproperties. [Gr. pilos ...
Various
7
The nautical gazetteer; or, Dictionary of maritime geography
3° 6' E. AMRON BEACON, N. off Heligoland, 60 feet high, on a sand bank, 4 miles S. of Amron, and N.W. of the Isle of Pillworm. It may be seen 12 miles, bearing N.E. by E. \ E. from the Heligoland light, distant 25 miles. This beaeon is of great ...
Nautical gazetteer, 1847
8
Lloyd's Reports of Prize Cases
308; [1916] P. 181. X (1919), ante, p. 1; [1919] P. 245. 1920 April 21. Steamship " Pillworm " UD Other Vessels. Judgment. Court the question did not directly arise, though on examining 164 Lloyd's Reports of Prize Cases. Anne T n heaton, ...
Sir Samuel Thomas Evans, William Pickford Baron Sterndale, Henry Edward Duke Baron Merrivale, 1923
9
The living earth
... somewhat larger creatures — among them the millipedes (left) and the red mites (center). One very important litter feeder is the pillworm (right), a type of millipede that curls up in order to protect itself from predators. Above: this wireworm (to ...
‎1975
10
The Musical Accent: Or, Intonation in the Kongo Language
... half-long. (If. N. 27. ki1i'fu'hi'. kiangala, perspiration. mfibula. mi-, bark. mfilulu or mwelele, (Be.t nose-bleeding. miekese, mi-. whiskers. mumngalu. mi-, pain. kiengele, fraud.. kiakala. kiakasa, evil smell. mwalalu, mwelcle, (Be.) mi-. pillworm.
Karl Edvard Laman, Wilhelm Heinitz, 1922

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