dew worm

Questions about dew worm

What does dew worm mean?

dew worm means "terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers".

What is another word for dew worm?

Close synonyms include earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing worm, wiggler. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dew worm a common word?

dew worm is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.