Topic: INSECTS
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book‧worm
[countable]
[countable]1 someone who likes reading very much
2HBI an insect that eats books
WORD FOCUS: read WORD FOCUS: read
to read parts of something: dip into, flick/leaf through, browse through
to read something quickly: skim, scan
to read something carefully: pore over, scrutinize
to read something long and boring: plough through British English/plow through American English, wade through
clear enough to read: legible
not clear enough to read: illegible
someone who is unable to read: illiterate
someone who likes reading very much: bookworm
➔ See also read
WORD FOCUS: read to read parts of something: dip into, flick/leaf through, browse through
to read something quickly: skim, scan
to read something carefully: pore over, scrutinize
to read something long and boring: plough through British English/plow through American English, wade through
clear enough to read: legible
not clear enough to read: illegible
someone who is unable to read: illiterate
someone who likes reading very much: bookworm
➔ See also read
