vermiculate

Meanings

Verb

decorate with wavy or winding lines
To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms.

Adjective Satellite

infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms
decorated with wormlike tracery or markings
- "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework"

Adj

Like a worm; resembling a worm.
Vermiculated.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vermiculatus (“inlaid in wavy lines”), past participle of vermiculor (“to be full of worms or worm-eaten”), from vermiculus (“little worm”).

Synonyms

vermicular, vermiculated, worm-eaten, wormy

Scrabble Score: 18

vermiculate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
vermiculate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vermiculate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

vermiculate is a valid Words With Friends word