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Definition of "inchworm" [inch•worm]

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "inchworm" in a sentence
  • "For him, every human being on the planet is an "inchworm," a "pygmy" or a "cretin," save for the couple of friends he can share his profound visions of negativity with."
  • "Students have some math work posted outside where they measured objects using an "inchworm" ruler."
  • "Still, the vine pulled away ahead of them, arching like an inchworm as it retracted."