ringworm
English
noun
Definitions
- A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterised by ring-shaped discoloured patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
Etymology
Compound from English ring (surround, sound a bell, planetary rings) + English worm.
Origin
English
worm
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- O-ring English
- Ringhead English
- Ringnut English
- Ringwraith English
- angleworm English
- antiworm English
- armring English
- armyworm English
- arrow worm English
- arrowworm English
- backworm English
- bagworm English
- basketworm English
- beetworm English
- belly button ring English
- blackworm English
- bladderworm English
- blogring English
- blue-ringed octopus English
- bollworm English
- bookworm English
- brainworm English
- budworm English
- bullring English
- buzzworm English
- caddisworm English
- cankerworm English
- caseworm English
- catworm English
- chainring English
- cock ring English
- cockworm English
- coneworm English
- copperworm English
- cornworm English
- cryptoworm English
- cutworm English
- deworm English
- dewworm English
- dropworm English
- earring English
- earthworm English
- earworm English
- eelworm English
- eigenworm English
- enring English
- exoring English
- eyering English
- eyeworm English
- fireworm English
- fishworm English
- flagworm English
- flatworm English
- fleshworm English
- flukeworm English
- gapeworm English
- glowworm English
- gnatworm English
- gourdworm English
- groundworm English
- grubworm English
- hairworm English
- headring English
- heartworm English
- heteroring English
- hookworm English
- hornworm English
- horseworm English
- hyperring English
- inchworm English
- jointworm English
- keyring English
- leafworm English
- lockring English
- lungworm English
- maltworm English
- mealworm English
- mealworm beetle English
- melonworm English
- microring English
- muckworm English
- multiring English
- nanoring English
- nanoworm English
- oath-ring English
- outring English
- overring English
- palmerworm English
- palmworm English
- pickleworm English
- pileworm English
- pillworm English
- pinworm English
- potworm English
- pseudoring English
- ragworm English
- rainworm English
- redworm English
- ring English
- ring-neck English
- ring-tailed English
- ringable English
- ringback English
- ringbark English
- ringbearer English
- ringbill English
- ringbird English
- ringboard English
- ringbolt English
- ringbone English
- ringcraft English
- ringdove English
- ringdown English
- ringer English
- ringest English
- ringeth English
- ringette English
- ringfence English
- ringfort English
- ringful English
- ringhead English
- ringhole English
- ringleader English
- ringleading English
- ringless English
- ringlet English
- ringlight English
- ringlike English
- ringmail English
- ringman English
- ringmaster English
- ringmistress English
- ringneck English
- ringoid English
- ringpiece English
- ringpost English
- ringsail English
- ringshine English
- ringside English
- ringspot English
- ringspun English
- ringster English
- ringstone English
- ringtail English
- ringtone English
- ringway English
- ringwise English
- ringwork English
- ringworld English
- ringwormed English
- ringwraith English
- ringy English
- rootworm English
- roseworm English
- roundworm English
- rye-worm English
- sandworm English
- screwworm English
- seal ring English
- seatworm English
- semiring English
- shipworm English
- silkworm English
- skin worm English
- slugworm English
- spanworm English
- spindleworm English
- spoonworm English
- strawworm English
- subring English
- superring English
- superworm English
- taintworm English
- tapeworm English
- threadworm English
- thunderworm English
- tongueworm English
- tree worm English
- tubeworm English
- unring English
- waxworm English
- webring English
- webworm English
- wheal-worm English
- wheatworm English
- whipworm English
- whiteworm English
- wireworm English
- witworm English
- woodworm 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
- yeldrin English
- ring Dutch, Flemish
- ring French
- ринг Russian
- ring Spanish, Castilian
- ringue Portuguese
- worm Portuguese
- リング Japanese
- ワーム Japanese
- ring Polish
- ring Middle English
- worm Middle English
- ring Serbo-Croatian
- 링 Korean
- ilingi Swati
- riñg Crimean Tatar
- ring
- worm
- wormy
- ringy
- wormer
- wormly
- unring
- enring
- deworm
- O-ring
- ringer
- yeldrin
- pinworm
- keyring
- webring
- webworm
- waxworm
- ragworm
- potworm
- ringful
- wormery
- earworm
- ringway
- redworm
- budworm
- cutworm
- catworm
- wormish
- subring
- dewworm
- ringeth
- armring
- eyeworm
- ringoid
- eyering
- ringest
- outring
- earring
- exoring
- ringlet
- witworm
- ringman
- bagworm
- Ringnut
- eelworm
- wormlet
- wormseed
- wormlike
- maltworm
- ringster
- nanoworm
- ringfort
- wormable
- bollworm
- Ringhead
- whipworm
- silkworm
- lungworm
- muckworm
- hairworm
- pillworm
- cornworm
- ringtail
- ringwork
- ringhead
- nanoring
- ringsail
- grubworm
- sandworm
- coneworm
- ringhole
- overring
- wormskin
- buzzworm
- semiring
- ringneck
- fishworm
- lockring
- cockworm
- headring
- palmworm
- tubeworm
- wormroot
- slugworm
- ringmail
- antiworm
- flatworm
- ringbolt
- ringbark
- dropworm
- hookworm
- ringlike
- ringwise
- hornworm
- wormwood
- wormshit
- wormlion
- leafworm
- wormfish
- ringdove
- inchworm
- roseworm
- tapeworm
- ringable
- flagworm
- wormfowl
- rainworm
- ringtone
- ringbill
- ringless
- ringspun
- beetworm
- wormless
- fireworm
- ringbone
- ringbird
- pileworm
- bullring
- ringette
- wireworm
- caseworm
- gnatworm
- wormcast
- gapeworm
- ringspot
- mealworm
- wormling
- ringback
- spanworm
- ringside
- rootworm
- glowworm
- wormhole
- shipworm
- armyworm
- ringdown
- ringpost
- bookworm
- woodworm
- rye-worm
- blogring
- seatworm
- backworm
- oath-ring
- fleshworm
- screwworm
- ring-neck
- angleworm
- blackworm
- roundworm
- ringboard
- heartworm
- wormgrass
- wormproof
- flukeworm
- multiring
- strawworm
- hyperring
- wheatworm
- superworm
- ringstone
- seal ring
- tree worm
- spoonworm
- superring
- gourdworm
- chainring
- ringworld
- horseworm
- earthworm
- ringlight
- ringcraft
- whiteworm
- ringfence
- jointworm
- taintworm
- ringshine
- skin worm
- arrowworm
- eigenworm
- brainworm
- ringpiece
- microring
- cock ring
- melonworm
- wheal-worm
- ringleader
- arrow worm
- pseudoring
- copperworm
- heteroring
- palmerworm
- threadworm
- pickleworm
- tongueworm
- cryptoworm
- ringwraith
- basketworm
- ringbearer
- groundworm
- ringwormed
- ringmaster
- wormridden
- Ringwraith
- caddisworm
- cankerworm
- bladderworm
- ringleading
- thunderworm
- spindleworm
- ring-tailed
- ringmistress
- mealworm beetle
- belly button ring
- blue-ringed octopus