measuringworm

One chemical test involves measuring the relative amount of deuterium in water.
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I spent half an hour measuring all around the president to get the 27 precise measurements I needed to craft a true custom suit.
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And the other is what is called a horsehair worm that overtakes the bodies of insects.
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Piketty basically accepts standard accounting techniques in measuring wealth and income.
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Measuring whether someone believes in racism is even more difficult, experts told us.
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Although everybody laughed at such a notion, the Worm-eating Warbler declared that he had a right to his own belief.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
It was no worm that Mrs. Robin had found, but Grandfather Mole's hairless tail sticking out of the ground.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
For Mrs. Robin had an end of a pinkish-white worm in her bill, on which she was tugging as hard as she could.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
When he was interviewed, fearsome in manner as he was, he sent the worm away packed with ideas and phrases.
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It also has an enemy, a small worm that forms in its body and gradually eats it up.
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British Dictionary definitions for measuringworm

measuring worm

noun

the larva of a geometrid moth: it has legs on its front and rear segments only and moves in a series of loopsAlso called: looper, inchworm

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