Grub

/ɡɹʌb/

Synonyms for "grub" (148 found)

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Closest matches (30)

accumulate amass assemble aureliabeast of burdenbeat bore breadbring togetherburrow caterpillar chow chrysalis chuck cocoon collect comb comestibles cull delve

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digdig outdig up

Noun(5 words)

bouffe chow chuck devour dig

Verb(2 words)

bum cadge

Strong matches (44)

dike dredge drill drive drudge eats edibles excavate fag feed forage furrowgalley slavegathergather inget inget togetherglean gougegouge out

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greasy grindgrind groovegrub upgrubber grubbery hack hammerhammer awayhammer away athireling larva lour lower

Noun(10 words)

eat eats excavate fare firebreak food grubworm larva larvae larvas

Related words (74)

maggot meal meat mercenary mine moil muck nurture nymph nympha pegpeg awaypickpick upplod plodder pluck plugplug alongplug away

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pokepound awayprovender provisions pupa quarry rakerake upransack refreshment rootround uprummage sapscare upscoff scoopscoop outscour scrabble scrapescrape togetherscrape upscratch search shovel sink slave slavey slog slogger spade sustenance swottake uptoil travail trench trough tuck tunnel viands victualswade throughwigglerwork awayworkhorse wriggler

Noun(4 words)

mattock ransack rifle unearth

Verb(2 words)

mooch sponge

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More general

12 entries

dig eat fare foodinsect larvalarvalook fornutrition obtain search seek

More specific

10 entries

delve devour meal mealworm ransack rifle snack unearthwhite grubwireworm

Collocations

11 entries

camping grubgrub around debrisgrub around dirtgrub down a mealgrub for foodgrub in soilgrub through debrisgrub wormlarval grubpub grubwhite grub

Inflections

3 entries

grubbed grubbing grubs

Derivations

4 entries

grubber grubbily grubbiness grubby

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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I can't believe how hard it is to find decent grub around here.

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I'm going to get some grub and I'll be back.

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What is the most delicious tasting grub?

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Can you eat a June bug grub?

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