Earwig

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  • noun. Any of various elongate insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of usually pincerlike appendages protruding from the rear of the abdomen.
  • transitive verb. To attempt to influence by persistent confidential argument or talk.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The popular English name of all the cursorial orthopterous insects of the family Forficulidæ, representing the suborder Euplexoptera, which has several genera and numerous species.
  • noun. In the United States, the common name of any of the small centipeds, such as are found in houses in most of the States.
  • noun. One who gains the ear of another by stealth and whispers insinuations; a prying informer; a whisperer.
  • To gain the ear of and influence by covert statements or insinuations; whisper insinuations in the ear of against another; fill the mind of with prejudice by covert statements.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered insinuations or private talk.
  • noun. Any insect of the genus Forficula and related genera, belonging to the order Dermaptera (formerly Euplexoptera). They have elongated bodies and a prominent pair of curved pincers at the rear of their abdomen.
  • noun. In America, any small chilopodous myriapod, esp. of the genus Geophilus. See Geophilus
  • noun. A whisperer of insinuations; a secret counselor.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.
  • verb. To fill the mind of with prejudice by insinuations.
  • verb. To attempt to influence by persistent confidential argument or talk.
  • verb. To eavesdrop.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
    • Word Usage
    "The name "earwig" itself is sufficiently puzzling, but "coach-bell" seems, if possible, still more utterly unintelligible."
    Form
    earwigged  earwigging  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    insect  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    common european earwig  forficula auricularia  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    andbig  baldrick  batwings  bce  borderman  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Forficula auricularia  forkytail  
    variant
    geophilus  
    verb-form
    earwigged  earwigging  earwigs  
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