Synonyms for grub
- noun
- verb
Definitions
- n. 1
Food.
- n. 2
An insect, especially a beetle, at an immature stage of its life cycle.
- v. 1
To scavenge or in some way scrounge, typically for food.
- v. 2
To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; often followed by up.
to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge
Related words
- Word family
- grubber grubble grubby grubhouse
- Phrases
- grub up bardee grub bardy grub cattle grub grub out grub screw grub hut
Example sentences
- sustenance Giraffes rely on acacia leaves for sustenance.
- larva The larva of the small emperor moth feeds on heather plants.
- maggot Get your meat right into my office, you maggot.
- scuffle Miroslav and Rima had a little scuffle over that.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| grub | rising | |
| sustenance | rising | |
| larva | falling | |
| maggot | steady | |
| scuffle | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- dig1, bum1
- 4 letters
- food1, feed1, meat1, eats1, tuck1, chow1
- 5 letters
- slave1, chuck1, larva2, mooch, moyle1, cadge1
- 6 letters
- sponge1, maggot2, drudge1, viands, scunge
- 7 letters
- scuffle2, grabble
- 9 letters
- provender
- 10 letters
- sustenance3
- 11 letters
- caterpillar4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (larva2 = 2 syllables).