bookworm
English
/ˈbʊk.wɜːm/
noun
Definitions
- Any of various insects that infest books.
- (figurative) An avid book reader.
Etymology
Compound from English book (verb, book) + English worm.
Origin
English
worm
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bookland English
- Holy Book English
- angleworm English
- antibook English
- antiworm English
- armyworm English
- arrow worm English
- arrowworm English
- artbook English
- audiobook English
- backworm English
- bagworm English
- bankbook English
- basketworm English
- beetworm English
- blackworm English
- bladderworm English
- bluebook English
- bollworm English
- book English
- book-knowledge English
- book-learned English
- book-ridden English
- book-teaching English
- bookable English
- bookaholic English
- bookbag English
- bookbinder English
- bookbindery English
- bookbinding English
- bookbuild English
- bookbus English
- bookcase English
- bookception English
- bookchest English
- bookcraft English
- bookcross English
- bookdealer English
- bookend English
- booker English
- bookery English
- bookfell English
- bookflap English
- bookful English
- bookhoard English
- bookholder English
- bookhood English
- bookhound English
- bookhouse English
- bookish English
- bookjacket English
- bookkeeper English
- bookland English
- bookless English
- booklet English
- booklight English
- booklike English
- booklined English
- bookling English
- booklist English
- booklore English
- booklouse English
- booklover English
- bookly English
- bookmaker English
- bookmaking English
- bookman English
- bookmarker English
- bookmatch English
- bookmate English
- bookmobile English
- bookmonger English
- bookname English
- booknap English
- bookness English
- bookplate English
- bookrack English
- bookrest English
- bookright English
- bookroom English
- bookrunner English
- bookrunning English
- bookscape English
- bookseller English
- bookselling English
- bookshelf English
- bookshelving English
- bookshop English
- bookstack English
- bookstaff English
- bookstall English
- bookstand English
- bookstave English
- bookstop English
- bookstore English
- bookware English
- bookwise English
- bookwork English
- bookwormish English
- bookwormy English
- bookwright English
- booky English
- brainworm English
- budworm English
- buzzworm English
- by-book English
- caddisworm English
- callbook English
- cankerworm English
- casebook English
- caseworm English
- cashbook English
- catworm English
- chartbook English
- chequebook English
- classbook English
- clipbook English
- cockworm English
- codebook English
- coneworm English
- cookbook English
- copperworm English
- copybook English
- cornworm English
- coursebook English
- cryptoworm English
- cutworm English
- cyberbook English
- databook English
- datebook English
- daybook English
- death book English
- deathbook English
- deskbook English
- deworm English
- dewworm English
- dropworm English
- e-book English
- eBook English
- earthworm English
- earworm English
- ebook English
- eelworm English
- eigenworm English
- eyeworm English
- facebook English
- factbook English
- fairybook English
- fake book English
- fakebook English
- fireworm English
- fishworm English
- flagworm English
- flatworm English
- fleshworm English
- flukeworm English
- flybook English
- forebook English
- formbook English
- gamebook English
- gapeworm English
- glowworm English
- gnatworm English
- gourdworm English
- groundworm English
- grubworm English
- hairworm English
- handbook English
- heartworm English
- herdbook English
- holobook English
- hookworm English
- hornbook English
- hornworm English
- horseworm English
- hymnbook English
- hyperbook English
- inchworm English
- jestbook English
- jointworm English
- lawbook English
- leafworm English
- letterbook English
- logbook English
- lookbook English
- lungworm English
- maltworm English
- matchbook English
- mealworm English
- mealworm beetle English
- megabook English
- melonworm English
- midbook English
- muckworm English
- multibook English
- nanoworm English
- needlebook English
- newsbook English
- nonbook English
- notebook English
- overbook English
- palmerworm English
- palmworm English
- passbook English
- paybook English
- phonebook English
- photobook English
- phrasebook English
- pickleworm English
- pileworm English
- pillowbook English
- pillworm English
- pinworm English
- pitchbook English
- playbook English
- pocketbook English
- potworm English
- prebook English
- promptbook English
- psalmbook English
- quizbook English
- quotebook English
- racebook English
- ragworm English
- rainworm English
- rebook English
- redworm English
- ringworm English
- roadbook English
- rootworm English
- roseworm English
- roundworm English
- rulebook English
- rye-worm English
- salesbook English
- sandworm English
- schoolbook English
- scorebook English
- scrapbook English
- screwworm English
- seatworm English
- shipworm English
- shopbook English
- silkworm English
- sketchbook English
- skin worm English
- slambook English
- slugworm English
- songbook English
- sourcebook English
- spanworm English
- spellbook English
- spindleworm English
- splatbook English
- spoonworm English
- sportsbook English
- storybook English
- strawworm English
- stud book English
- stylebook English
- superworm English
- tablebook English
- taintworm English
- talebook English
- tapeworm English
- textbook English
- threadworm English
- thunderworm English
- timebook English
- tongueworm English
- tree worm English
- tubeworm English
- tunebook English
- ultrabook English
- unbook English
- underbook English
- videobook English
- viewbook English
- wastebook English
- waxworm English
- webbook English
- webworm English
- wheal-worm English
- wheatworm English
- whipworm English
- whiteworm English
- wireworm English
- wishbook English
- witworm English
- woodworm English
- wordbook English
- workbook English
- worm English
- wormable English
- wormcast English
- wormer English
- wormery English
- wormfish English
- wormfowl English
- wormgrass English
- wormhole English
- wormish English
- wormless English
- wormlet English
- wormlike English
- wormling English
- wormlion English
- wormly English
- wormproof English
- wormridden English
- wormroot English
- wormseed English
- wormshit English
- wormskin English
- wormwood English
- wormy English
- yearbook English
- booker French
- surbooker French
- booke Norwegian Bokmål
- worm Portuguese
- ワーム Japanese
- bukować Polish
- booke Norwegian Nynorsk
- booke Middle English
- worm Middle English
- bukirati Serbo-Croatian
- बुक Hindi
- บุ๊ก Thai
- boutchi Norman
- bhukha Zulu
- ibhuku Zulu
- buk Volapük
- buk Tok Pisin
- puke Hawaiian
- libhuku Swati
- boko Hausa
- buku Sranan Tongo
- boky Malagasy
- bhuku Shona
- buku Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- puk Chuukese
- ibuku Kikuyu, Gikuyu
- mbuku Kikuyu, Gikuyu
- puku Northern Sotho
- buug Somali
- buk Ida'an
- worm
- book
- ebook
- wormy
- eBook
- booky
- wormer
- unbook
- wormly
- e-book
- rebook
- deworm
- bookly
- booker
- pinworm
- bookbag
- webbook
- midbook
- bookman
- lawbook
- webworm
- prebook
- waxworm
- ragworm
- potworm
- wormery
- earworm
- artbook
- redworm
- booklet
- budworm
- cutworm
- catworm
- wormish
- by-book
- paybook
- dewworm
- nonbook
- daybook
- eyeworm
- bookend
- bookery
- logbook
- bookful
- booknap
- witworm
- flybook
- bookbus
- bagworm
- bookish
- eelworm
- wormlet
- holobook
- wormseed
- timebook
- wormlike
- wishbook
- slambook
- maltworm
- hymnbook
- nanoworm
- megabook
- cashbook
- wormable
- casebook
- bollworm
- bookfell
- whipworm
- silkworm
- lungworm
- muckworm
- hairworm
- pillworm
- cornworm
- bookname
- callbook
- bookmate
- fakebook
- bookcase
- factbook
- databook
- yearbook
- grubworm
- sandworm
- talebook
- coneworm
- quizbook
- workbook
- copybook
- herdbook
- forebook
- wormskin
- buzzworm
- fishworm
- bookness
- racebook
- booklore
- bookland
- antibook
- bookwork
- cockworm
- palmworm
- Bookland
- tubeworm
- clipbook
- wormroot
- slugworm
- viewbook
- textbook
- wordbook
- antiworm
- flatworm
- rulebook
- dropworm
- hookworm
- hornworm
- bookable
- wormwood
- datebook
- wormshit
- wormlion
- leafworm
- wormfish
- inchworm
- booklist
- bookrack
- roseworm
- tapeworm
- songbook
- ringworm
- deskbook
- flagworm
- wormfowl
- rainworm
- bookling
- roadbook
- codebook
- bookshop
- playbook
- beetworm
- wormless
- fireworm
- lookbook
- cookbook
- notebook
- hornbook
- handbook
- shopbook
- pileworm
- bookhood
- wireworm
- caseworm
- gnatworm
- wormcast
- gapeworm
- gamebook
- booklike
- tunebook
- formbook
- bookware
- mealworm
- wormling
- bookflap
- bookstop
- spanworm
- bookrest
- bookroom
- rootworm
- glowworm
- wormhole
- passbook
- shipworm
- bookwise
- armyworm
- bluebook
- woodworm
- rye-worm
- newsbook
- seatworm
- jestbook
- bankbook
- overbook
- bookless
- backworm
- bookhoard
- fleshworm
- screwworm
- classbook
- booklined
- bookhound
- photobook
- angleworm
- bookstall
- bookchest
- bookwormy
- blackworm
- booklouse
- bookcross
- roundworm
- heartworm
- tablebook
- spellbook
- wormgrass
- wormproof
- flukeworm
- cyberbook
- underbook
- bookstave
- scrapbook
- videobook
- scorebook
- booklover
- strawworm
- bookstore
- wheatworm
- splatbook
- stylebook
- superworm
- bookshelf
- wastebook
- audiobook
- tree worm
- bookstaff
- multibook
- bookcraft
- spoonworm
- storybook
- psalmbook
- gourdworm
- fake book
- salesbook
- horseworm
- deathbook
- bookhouse
- earthworm
- bookright
- bookplate
- matchbook
- whiteworm
- fairybook
- hyperbook
- pitchbook
- ultrabook
- jointworm
- chartbook
- bookstand
- stud book
- taintworm
- bookmatch
- bookbuild
- skin worm
- booklight
- bookscape
- bookstack
- arrowworm
- quotebook
- eigenworm
- phonebook
- brainworm
- bookmaker
- melonworm
- Holy Book
- chequebook
- wheal-worm
- arrow worm
- bookmarker
- copperworm
- bookmobile
- bookmonger
- bookjacket
- pillowbook
- sourcebook
- palmerworm
- bookmaking
- threadworm
- pickleworm
- tongueworm
- cryptoworm
- bookaholic
- basketworm
- letterbook
- sportsbook
- groundworm
- sketchbook
- bookwright
- bookholder
- bookbinder
- coursebook
- bookkeeper
- promptbook
- death book
- bookseller
- bookrunner
- phrasebook
- wormridden
- pocketbook
- needlebook
- schoolbook
- bookdealer
- caddisworm
- cankerworm
- bookbinding
- bookbindery
- bookselling
- bladderworm
- bookwormish
- book-ridden
- bookrunning
- thunderworm
- spindleworm
- bookception
- bookshelving
- book-learned
- book-teaching
- book-knowledge
- mealworm beetle