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bookworm
/ˈbʊk.wɜːm/
noun 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
real, so-called
VERB + BOOKWORM
call, called, isn't, speak
ADV.
such
Definitions
noun
1
Any of various insects that infest books.
2
An avid book reader.
“This,” remarked the sedate observer beside me, “is a bookworm,—one of those men who are born to gnaw dead thoughts. His clothes, you see, are covered with the dust of libraries.
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Synonyms
noun — a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book le
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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“This,” remarked the sedate observer beside me, “is a bookworm,—one of those men who are born to gnaw dead thoughts. His clothes, you see, are covered with the dust of libraries.
Wiktionary02
Mary is a bookworm.
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You're a bookworm.
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He is, so to speak, a bookworm.
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He is what is called a bookworm.
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He is what you might call a bookworm.
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