wormhole
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5.4
- noun
- /ˈwɜrmˌhoʊl/
- The garden was full of wormholes left by the earthworms burrowing in the rich soil.
Examples
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Edwards' research showing that chemicals applied to fields may take shortcuts through wormholes to end up more quickly in groundwater made some people question the value of worms.
Academic text (1995) -
Kemper has also seen worms create so many wormholes in a furrow during irrigation that water ceased to reach the lower end of the field.
Academic text (1995) -
The rest of the year, the wormholes funnel clean rainwater rapidly downward before it can be contaminated by pesticides.
Academic text (1995) -
When these wormholes were present in an artist's woodblock, they resulted in empty circles within the inked prints made from the woodblock.
Blog text (25) -
Staricka says the freezing and thaw cycle can expand soil cracks and wormholes, helping to open up compacted soil.
Academic text (1994) -
Topsoil is improved and erosion is almost eliminated, partly because rainwater puddles drain through wormholes rather than run across fields, carrying away topsoil.
Academic text (1995) -
You will find wormholes in many wooden surfaces, like old furniture or tree stumps.
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After digging, she noticed several small wormholes in the ground where the worms had been active.
Synonyms
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An opening in something, often made by people or nature
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wormhole comes from the two simple words worm and hole, and it originally means a 'small hole' a worm or insect makes in wood, fruit, or soil, like the tiny round marks you see in an apple. So a wormhole can mean that ordinary little natural hole.