sandworm

[ sand-wurm ]

/ ˈsændˌwɜrm /

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noun

any of several marine worms that live in sand.

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Origin of sandworm

First recorded in 1770–80; sand + worm

Words nearby sandworm

Sandwich glass, Sandwich Islands, sandwich man, sandwich panel, sandwich tern, sandworm, sandwort, sandy, sand yacht, sandy blight, Sandy City

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How to use sandworm in a sentence

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Using as light a sinker as possible, with clam or sandworm bait, the angler may be assured of success.
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Between these two huge and barren expanses Nubia writhes like a green sandworm along the course of the river.
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Amut Ben Butler carefully flicked a sandworm off his silver and black girdle.
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British Dictionary definitions for sandworm

sandworm

/ (ˈsændˌwɜːm) /

noun

any of various polychaete worms that live in burrows on sandy shores, esp the lugworm

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