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inchworm

 

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Noun inchworm has 1 sense
  1. measuring worm, inchworm, looper - small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae
    --1 is a kind of caterpillar

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Inchworm

Noun: A small larva of a moth or butterfly with loop-like movement, resembling the measuring of one inch at a time.

Example: The children watched in fascination as the inchworm inched its way along the branch.

Verb: To move or progress slowly and steadily in a manner similar to an inchworm.

Example: The line of cars inchwormed through the heavy traffic.

Adjective: Describing something that resembles or is characteristic of an inchworm.

Example: The sculpture had a unique inchworm shape, with its curved and undulating design.

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