wormhole
English
noun
Definitions
- a hole burrowed by a worm
- (relativity) A hypothetical shortcut between two points in spacetime, permitting faster-than-light travel and sometimes time travel.
- (programming) A location in a monitor program containing the address of a routine, allowing the user to substitute different functionality.
Etymology
Compound from English worm + English hole (miserable place, a hollow).
Origin
English
hole
Gloss
miserable place, a hollow
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airhole English
- angleworm English
- antihole English
- antiworm English
- armhole English
- armyworm English
- arrow worm English
- arrow-hole English
- arrowworm English
- arsehole English
- asshole English
- backworm English
- bagworm English
- basketworm English
- beanhole English
- beetworm English
- blackworm English
- bladderworm English
- blasthole English
- blockhole English
- blowhole English
- bollworm English
- bolt-hole English
- bolthole English
- bookworm English
- bootyhole English
- borehole English
- brainworm English
- budworm English
- bullethole English
- bumhole English
- bunghole English
- butthole English
- buzzworm English
- caddisworm English
- cakehole English
- cankerworm English
- caseworm English
- cathole English
- catworm English
- chuckhole English
- coal hole English
- cockhole English
- cockworm English
- coneworm English
- copperworm English
- corehole English
- cornhole English
- cornworm English
- crabhole English
- craphole English
- creephole English
- cryptoworm English
- cubbyhole English
- cumhole English
- cutworm English
- cyberhole English
- denehole English
- deworm English
- dewworm English
- dickhole English
- dihole English
- doghole English
- downhole English
- dreamhole English
- driphole English
- dropworm English
- dusthole English
- earhole English
- earthhole English
- earthworm English
- earworm English
- eelworm English
- eigenworm English
- eyehole English
- eyeworm English
- farthole English
- feedhole English
- fingerhole English
- firehole English
- fireworm English
- fishworm English
- flagworm English
- flatworm English
- fleshworm English
- flukeworm English
- foothole English
- foxhole English
- fuckhole English
- funkhole English
- gapeworm English
- glowworm English
- gnatworm English
- gourdworm English
- groundworm English
- grubworm English
- gully-hole English
- hairworm English
- hand-hole English
- handhole English
- hawsehole English
- heartworm English
- hole English
- hole saw English
- hole up English
- holeable English
- holeful English
- holeless English
- holelike English
- holeproof English
- holepunch English
- holer English
- holeshot English
- holey English
- holon English
- hookworm English
- hornworm English
- horseworm English
- inchworm English
- jaw-hole English
- jointworm English
- keyhole English
- kneehole English
- knothole English
- knuckerhole English
- lamphole English
- leafworm English
- leghole English
- lughole English
- lungworm English
- maintenance hole English
- maltworm English
- manhole English
- mealworm English
- mealworm beetle English
- melonworm English
- microhole English
- minihole English
- mousehole English
- muckworm English
- mudhole English
- multihole English
- multiwormhole English
- nanohole English
- nanoworm English
- nosehole English
- oarhole English
- outhole English
- palmerworm English
- palmworm English
- peehole English
- peephole English
- pesthole English
- photohole English
- pickleworm English
- piehole English
- pigeonhole English
- pileworm English
- pillworm English
- pinhole English
- pinworm English
- pisshole English
- plughole English
- poophole English
- pophole English
- porthole English
- posthole English
- pothole English
- potworm English
- pritchel hole English
- pukehole English
- pussyhole English
- quasihole English
- ragworm English
- rainworm English
- rathole English
- redworm English
- ringhole English
- ringworm English
- rockhole English
- roothole English
- rootworm English
- roseworm English
- roundworm English
- rudderhole English
- rye-worm English
- sandworm English
- screwworm English
- scumhole English
- seatworm English
- shakehole English
- shipworm English
- shithole English
- shothole English
- sighthole English
- silkworm English
- sinkhole English
- skin worm English
- sleazehole English
- slimehole English
- slugworm English
- smokehole English
- snowhole English
- spanworm English
- spindleworm English
- spoonworm English
- spouthole English
- spyhole English
- stakehole English
- stinkhole English
- stokehole English
- strawworm English
- stumphole English
- suckhole English
- superworm English
- tailhole English
- taintworm English
- tapeworm English
- taphole English
- threadworm English
- thumbhole English
- thunderworm English
- tongueworm English
- traphole English
- tree worm English
- tubeworm English
- underhole English
- uphole English
- venthole English
- waterhole English
- waxworm English
- webworm English
- weephole English
- wellhole English
- wheal-worm English
- wheatworm English
- whipworm English
- whiteworm English
- wireworm English
- witworm English
- woodhole English
- woodworm English
- worm English
- wormable English
- wormcast English
- wormer English
- wormery English
- wormfish English
- wormfowl English
- wormgrass English
- wormish English
- wormless English
- wormlet English
- wormlike English
- wormling English
- wormlion English
- wormly English
- wormproof English
- wormridden English
- wormroot English
- wormseed English
- wormshit English
- wormskin English
- wormwood English
- wormy English
- Onanie German
- worm Portuguese
- ワーム Japanese
- ワームホール Japanese
- hole Middle English
- worm Middle English
- হোল Bengali
- hul Tok Pisin
- olo Sranan Tongo
- worm
- hole
- wormy
- holey
- holer
- holon
- wormer
- uphole
- wormly
- dihole
- deworm
- cathole
- pinworm
- doghole
- peehole
- foxhole
- webworm
- taphole
- waxworm
- ragworm
- asshole
- mudhole
- potworm
- wormery
- keyhole
- bumhole
- earworm
- redworm
- budworm
- cutworm
- catworm
- leghole
- wormish
- spyhole
- eyehole
- cumhole
- dewworm
- earhole
- eyeworm
- hole up
- oarhole
- manhole
- piehole
- witworm
- lughole
- outhole
- airhole
- pothole
- pinhole
- pophole
- bagworm
- armhole
- eelworm
- rathole
- wormlet
- holeful
- wormseed
- wormlike
- maltworm
- poophole
- scumhole
- lamphole
- nanoworm
- nosehole
- wormable
- bollworm
- nanohole
- peephole
- whipworm
- crabhole
- traphole
- silkworm
- lungworm
- muckworm
- hairworm
- jaw-hole
- pillworm
- cornworm
- bunghole
- minihole
- handhole
- cornhole
- hole saw
- roothole
- grubworm
- sandworm
- coneworm
- ringhole
- suckhole
- wormskin
- fuckhole
- buzzworm
- plughole
- dusthole
- knothole
- cockhole
- snowhole
- shothole
- fishworm
- blowhole
- cockworm
- posthole
- palmworm
- tubeworm
- craphole
- shithole
- wormroot
- slugworm
- corehole
- porthole
- kneehole
- beanhole
- feedhole
- antiworm
- flatworm
- pesthole
- dropworm
- hookworm
- hornworm
- wormwood
- butthole
- wormshit
- funkhole
- wormlion
- leafworm
- wormfish
- inchworm
- driphole
- cakehole
- roseworm
- tapeworm
- ringworm
- denehole
- flagworm
- wormfowl
- rainworm
- rockhole
- borehole
- holeable
- dickhole
- beetworm
- wormless
- holeshot
- fireworm
- downhole
- tailhole
- farthole
- pukehole
- pileworm
- pisshole
- wireworm
- caseworm
- weephole
- gnatworm
- wellhole
- wormcast
- gapeworm
- holelike
- mealworm
- wormling
- firehole
- spanworm
- rootworm
- glowworm
- bolthole
- sinkhole
- antihole
- shipworm
- armyworm
- woodhole
- venthole
- woodworm
- bookworm
- rye-worm
- foothole
- seatworm
- holeless
- arsehole
- backworm
- underhole
- holepunch
- earthhole
- smokehole
- cyberhole
- fleshworm
- hand-hole
- screwworm
- angleworm
- blackworm
- holeproof
- roundworm
- heartworm
- wormgrass
- wormproof
- flukeworm
- spouthole
- stokehole
- strawworm
- wheatworm
- multihole
- bootyhole
- superworm
- shakehole
- tree worm
- spoonworm
- stinkhole
- mousehole
- dreamhole
- photohole
- cubbyhole
- quasihole
- gourdworm
- creephole
- waterhole
- horseworm
- sighthole
- earthworm
- blasthole
- whiteworm
- stumphole
- chuckhole
- jointworm
- slimehole
- hawsehole
- bolt-hole
- taintworm
- stakehole
- skin worm
- thumbhole
- arrowworm
- microhole
- eigenworm
- brainworm
- pussyhole
- melonworm
- blockhole
- coal hole
- fingerhole
- wheal-worm
- arrow worm
- copperworm
- bullethole
- gully-hole
- rudderhole
- palmerworm
- threadworm
- pickleworm
- tongueworm
- cryptoworm
- basketworm
- sleazehole
- groundworm
- pigeonhole
- wormridden
- caddisworm
- cankerworm
- arrow-hole
- knuckerhole
- bladderworm
- thunderworm
- spindleworm
- multiwormhole
- pritchel hole
- mealworm beetle
- maintenance hole