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VERMICULATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A decoration consisting of wormlike carvings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("vermiculation" is a kind of...):
carving (a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape)
embellishment (a superfluous ornament)
Derivation:
vermiculate (decorate with wavy or winding lines)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along
Synonyms:
peristalsis; vermiculation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("vermiculation" is a kind of...):
activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)
