Doodlebug

//ˈduːdl̩ˌbʌɡ//

Synonyms for "doodlebug" (25 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(4 words)

ant lion antlion bully buzz bomb

buzz bomb

Strong matches (8)

Noun(8 words)

cockchafer darling divining rod flying bomb heart lass love muffin

Related words (12)

Noun(7 words)

robot bomb shug sugar sweet thing sweetheart v-1 woodlouse

v 1 wand water witch witching woodlouse

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

4 entries

automotive vehicle guided missile larva motor vehicle

Synonyms

1 entries

buzz bomb

derived

1 entries

doodlebugger

derived from

2 entries

bug doodle

has context

5 entries

british doodlebug tractor entomology historical regional

is a

2 entries

larva motor vehicle

related to

11 entries

antlion divining rod draw flying bomb idiot larva second world war slackard time waster v 1 woodlouse

Translations

6 translations across 4 languages.

Czech

1 entries

mravkolev noun (antlion larva)

Kazakh

1 entries

құмырсқа арыстаны noun (antlion larva)

Polish

1 entries

mrówkolew noun (antlion larva)

Swedish

3 entries

A-traktor noun (doodlebug tractor)
EPA-traktor noun (doodlebug tractor)
myrlejon noun (antlion larva)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Soon after Richard was adopted, Orwell's flat was wrecked by a doodlebug.

Source: wiktionary

Common names for woodlice vary throughout the English-speaking world. They include roly-poly, pill bug (usually applied only to the genus Armadillidium), sow bug, doodle bug, carpenter (Newfoundland),[…] cheesybug (Kent), and cheeselog.

Source: wiktionary

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