Vermicular

Definition: Vermicular

Vermicular

Adjective

1. Decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework".

Date "vermicular" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1844. (references)

Etymology: Vermicular \Ver*mic"u*lar\, adjective. [Latin expression vermiculus little worm, diminutive of vermis worm: compare to the French expression vermiculaire. See Vermicelli.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Vermicular

Synonyms: vermiculate (adj), vermiculated (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Animal	Equine, bovine, vaccine, canine, feline, fishy; piscatory, piscatorial; molluscous, vermicular; gallinaceous, rasorial, solidungulate, soliped.
Convolution	Adjective: convoluted; winding, twisted; Verb: tortile, tortive; wavy; undated, undulatory; circling, snaky, snake-like, serpentine; serpent, anguill, vermiform; vermicular; mazy, tortuous, sinuous, flexuous, anfractuous, reclivate, rivulose, scolecoid; sigmoid, sigmoidal; spiriferous, spiroid;
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Vermicular

English words defined with "vermicular": Vermicular work. (references)

Specialty definitions using "vermicular": crystalline tonstein ♦ dactylotype ♦ myrmekite antiperthite, myrmekite perthite ♦ vermicular graphite, vermicular quartz. (references)

Etymologies containing "vermicular": Vermicule, Vermin. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Vermicular" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Portuguese (vermicular), Romanian (vermicular, worm-shaped).

"Vermicular" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Vermicular" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	2	245,945

Expressions using "vermicular": vermicular graphite ♦ vermicular work. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "vermicular"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏ديداني, ‏دودي (verminous). (various references)

Czech		èervovitý. (various references)

Danish		vermiculaergrafit (vermicular graphite). (various references)

Dutch		vermiculair grafiet (vermicular graphite). (various references)

Finnish		vermikulaarinen grafiitti (vermicular graphite), tylppägrafiitti (vermicular graphite). (various references)

French		vermiculé (vermiculate). (various references)

German		wurmförmig, wurmartig (vermicularly). (various references)

Greek		σκωληκοειδήσ (vermiculate, vermiform, wormlike). (various references)

Italian		vermiforme (vermiform), vermicolare. (various references)

Pig Latin		ermicularvay

Portuguese		vermiforme (lumen, vermiform, wormy), vermiculoso, vermicular. (various references)

Romanian		vermiform (vermiform), vermicular (worm-shaped). (various references)

Spanish		grafito vermicular (vermicular graphite). (various references)

Swedish		vermikulärgrafit (vermicular graphite). (various references)

Vietnamese		có vân lăn tăn bị sâu mọt. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Misspellings
	"Vermicular" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: vemicular, Vermeulen, vernicular, versicolor. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Words rhyming with "vermicular" (pronounced 'Ver*mic"u*lar'): Acapsular, Acetabular, Acicular, Acutangular, Adminicular, Alar, Alular, Anangular, Annular, Antisolar, Apicular, Apolar, Appendicular, Arbuscular, Areolar, Astragalar, Astylar, Auricular, Avicular, Avuncular, Axillar, Biangular, Bicapsular, Bicycular, Bifilar, Biglandular, Bilocular, bimolecular, Bimuscular, bipolar, Birectangular, Bivalvular, Bolar, Branular, Burglar, Calycular, Canicular, Cannular, Carbuncular, Cellar, Cellular, Circumpolar, Clancular, Clausular, Clavicular, Condylar, Consular, Cornicular, Corpuscular, Coticular, Cubicular, Cuticular, Cyclostylar, Decangular, Decemlocular, Didascalar, Dipolar, Dissimilar, Diverticular, dollar, East-insular, Electro-muscular, Electro-polar, Elocular, Encollar, Epicondylar, Epistolar, Equangular, Equiangular, Equivalvular, Extraarticular, Extracapsular, Extra-ocular, Extraregular, Extravascular, Facular, Famular, Faruncular, Fascicular, Ferular, Fibrillar, Fibrovascular, Fibu-lar, filar, fistular, Floccular, Floscular, follicular, funicular, Furcular, Gastrovascular, Glandular, granular, Gular, Hamular, Heptangular, Hexacapsular, hexangular, hilar, Hyomandibular, Idiomuscular, Inangular, Infraclavicular, Infraocular, Infrascapular, Inocular, Interalveolar, Interarticular, Interauricular, Intercalar, intercellular, Interclavicular, Interfascicular, Interfollicular, Interglobular, interlobular, Intermandibular, Intermuscular, Interocular, Interpedencular, Interpercular, Interpetiolar, Interscapular, interstellar, Intertubular, Interventricular, intracellular, intralobular, intramolecular, Intrapetiolar, Intravalvular, intraventricular, Ischiocapsular, jocular, Jubilar, Lamellar, Lanceolar, lenticular, lobular, Locular, lunisolar, Lunular, Malleolar, mandibular, Manipular, Maxillo-mandibular, medlar, Medullar, Mesoscapular, Modiolar, modular, molecular, Monocular, Mullar, Multangular, Multicapsular, Multicellular, Multilocular, Multititular, Multitubular, Multocular, Muscular, Nebular, nervomuscular, Neuromuscular, Nodular, Nonvascular, Nonvernacular, Nucleolar, Obtusangular, Octangular, Octolocular, Octonocular, Opacular, Oparcular, Opercular, Oracular, Orbicular, Ovioular, Ovular, pabular, Papillar, Papular, Patellar, Pedicular, Peduncular, Pellicular, Penannular, Pendular, Peninsular, Pentacapsular, Pentangular, Pericellular, Perivascular, Phlyctenular, Piacular, Pilular, Plano-orbicular, Plumular, Plurilocular, Polynucleolar, Poplar, Popular, Postocular, Postscapular, Praemolar, Premolar, Preocular, Preopercular, Prescapular, Primipilar, Puncticular, Pustular, Quadrangular, Quadricapsular, Quadrilocular, Quadrivalvular, Quinquangular, Quinquarticular, Quinquelocular, Radicular, Receptacular, rectangular, reticular, Rix-dollar, Rostellar, Rotular, Saccular, Sacculo-utricular, saltcellar, Sarplar, scalar, Scrobicular, Semiannular, semicircular, Semifloscular, Semilenticular, Semiorbicular, Senocular, Septangular, Septinsular, Sexlocular, Siphuncular, Solidungular, Somnambular, spectacular, specular, Spicular, Spiracular, Stellular, Stilar, Subangular, Subcellar, Subcircular, Subcuticular, Subglobular, Subgranular, Sublobular, Submuscular, Subnuvolar, subocular, Subopercular, Subpeduncular, Subpentangular, Subpetiolar, Subpolar, Substylar, Subtriangular, Supernacular, Superparticular, Supersecular, Supersolar, Supra-angular, Supra-auricular, Supraclavicular, Supraocular, Surangular, sustentacular, Tabernacular, Tabular, tegular, Temporo-auricular, Temporomalar, tentacular, Tessular, testicular, trabecular, Trilocular, Trirectangular, Tritubercular, Trivalvular, tubercular, Tubicolar, tubular, Tumular, Tussicular, umbellar, Unguicular, Ungular, Unicapsular, unicellular, unifilar, Unilocular, Unimuscular, Uniocular, unipolar, Univalvular, Urceolar, Utricular, uvular, Valvular, Variolar, Vascular, Vehicular, Velar, Ventricular, Verisimilar, Versicular, Vesicular, Vestibular, Volar, Zinco-polar, Zonular. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-l-m-r-r-u-v"
	-1 letter: mercurial.
	-2 letters: acervuli, velarium.
	-3 letters: auricle, caviler, claimer, clavier, curlier, curvier, marlier, miracle, reclaim, uraemic, valeric, verruca.
	-4 letters: aculei, aecium, almuce, armure, arrive, calmer, carrel, carvel, carver, cerium, claver, craver, crural, culver, curare, curari, curiae, curial, curler, currie, eclair, eluvia, irreal, lacier, macule, mailer, malice, marcel, marvel, mauler, racier, railer, remail, rulier, uracil, uremia, uremic, valuer, varier.
	-5 letters: aimer, airer, aiver, alive, amice, areic, ariel, armer, aulic, aurei, auric, calve, camel, carer, carle, carve, caver, cavie, cavil, ceria, claim, clave, clavi, clear, clime, crave, cream, crier, crime, cruel, crura, curer, curia, curie, curve, email, erica, ervil, ileac, ileum, lacer, lamer, larum, laver, lemur, liver, livre, lucre, lurer, macer, macle, maile, malic, mauve, mavie, melic, miaul, micra, miler, mural, murra, murre, racer, ramie, ravel, raver, realm, rearm, recur, relic, ricer, rimer, rival, river, ruler, rural, ulcer, ulema, umiac, uraei, urare, urari, ureal, ureic, urial, uveal, value, velar, velum, vicar, viler, viral.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-l-m-r-r-u-v"
	+3 letters: vernacularism.
	+4 letters: vernacularisms.
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