wormhole
wormhole · wormholes · wormholed · wormholing
To make porous or permeable through the formation of small holes or tunnelsTo make porous or permeable through the formation of small holes or tunnels.
US/ˈwɝmˌhoʊl/
» These two portals are connected via a wormhole.
jan_OkulaJu · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo make porous or permeable through the formation of small holes or tunnels.
Examples
12 sentencesThese two portals are connected via a wormhole.
The idea of interdimensional wormholes is pure science fiction.
The galactic military used wormholes to hop around the universe.
The ship will reach the wormhole in a few hours.
William used the flamethrower again to push the aliens into the wormhole.
Origin
First use appears c. 1594. From worm + hole. In the scientific sense, introduced by John AFirst use appears c. 1594. From worm + hole. In the scientific sense, introduced by John Archibald Wheeler in 1957.
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Forms
wormholes, wormholing, wormholed, wormholedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle