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Blindworm

Definition: Blindworm

Blindworm

Noun

1. Small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind.

2. Any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

 

Synonyms: Blindworm

Synonyms: caecilian (n), slowworm (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Blindworm

English words defined with "blindworm": Orvet. (references)

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Image Slideshow: Blindworm

Illustrations: Blindworm

Subject(s): ... Blindworm, worm, Anguis ...

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Modern Translation: Blindworm

Language Translations for "blindworm"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Dutch

  

hazelworm (slow-worm). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

vaskitsa. (various references)

   

German

  

Blindschleiche (blind worm, coecilian, slow worm). (various references)

   

Manx

  

ardnieu kyagh. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

indwormblay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

cobra‐de‐vidro, ânguis. (various references)

   

Scottish

  

sliath. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

slepić. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

lución. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Blindworm

Derivations

Words beginning with "blindworm": blindworms. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Blindworm" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Lindorm. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Blindworm

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-d-i-l-m-n-o-r-w"

-2 letters: imbrown, nombril.

-3 letters: bromid, bromin, dormin, milord, morbid, nimrod, wormil.

-4 letters: blind, blond, blown, broil, brown, drown, indol, indow, limbo, minor, robin, world.

-5 letters: bind, bird, birl, blin, blow, boil, bold, bond, born, bowl, brim, brin, brio, brow, diol, dirl, dorm, down, drib, idol, inro, iron, lido, limb, limn, limo, lino, lion, loin, lord.

 Words containing the letters "b-d-i-l-m-n-o-r-w"
 

+1 letter: blindworms, mindblower.

 

+2 letters: mindblowers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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