Grubs

//ɡɹʌbz//

Synonyms for "grubs" (170 found)

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Closest matches (34)

chow accumulate amass assemble aurelia beast of burden beat bore bread bring together burrow caterpillar chrysalis chuck cocoon collect comb cull delve dig

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dig out dig up dike

Noun(9 words)

chow eats aliment bait belly-timber chuck comestible comestibles cuisine

Verb(2 words)

bum cadge

Strong matches (51)

Noun(12 words)

drabble-tail eatables edibles esculent feed fodder food foodstuffs kai larva meals meat

dredge drill drive drudge eats edibles excavate fag feed forage furrow galley slave gather gather in get in get together glean gouge gouge out greasy grind

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grind groove grub up grubber grubbery hack hammer hammer away hammer away at hireling larva lour lower maggot meal mercenary mine moil

Verb(1 words)

grabble

Related words (85)

mooch muck nurture nymph nympha peg peg away pick pick up plod plodder pluck plug plug along plug away poke pound away provender provisions pupa

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Verb(3 words)

mooch scuffle sponge

Noun(21 words)

munchable nibbles nosebag nosh nourishment om nom nom provender provisions pudding rations scran scunge stodge sustenance tiffin tuck tucker untidy person viands victuals

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vittles

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Why did I travel eleven thousand miles just to eat a bowl of grubs for a midnight snack?

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June beetle larvae are commonly known as white grubs.

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June beetle grubs feed on plant roots.

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Yanni dug underground and found June beetle grubs.

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