vermiculate

Speech parts

1. vermiculate - Adjective

2. vermiculate - Verb

3. vermiculate - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

To form or work, as by inlaying, with irregular lines or impressions resembling the tracks of worms, or appearing as if formed by the motion of worms.

Wormlike in shape; covered with wormlike elevations; marked with irregular fine lines of color, or with irregular wavy impressed lines like worm tracks; as, a vermiculate nut.

Crawling or creeping like a worm; hence, insinuating; sophistical.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

vermicular wormy vermiculated worm-eaten serpentine indirect curved winding fancy roundabout convoluted circuitous tortuous sinuous labyrinthine
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Antonyms

god-fearing new direct straight valid plain
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Hypernyms

grace decorate ornament adorn beautify embellish

Derivatives

vermiculated vermiculating

Examples

vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

vermicompost worm vermicomposter vermicular vermiculated vermiculation vermicule