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sandworms

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sandworms.

Editorial note

Yes, it is the name of the planet that is home to the Fremen and the sandworms.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Hookworm larvae, especially of Ancylostoma braziliense, which cause cutaneous larva migrans.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sandworms gathered in one view.

noun

Hookworm larvae, especially of Ancylostoma braziliense, which cause cutaneous larva migrans.

noun

A chigoe, a flea of species Tunga penetrans.

noun

(US) A clam worm or ragworm, of species Alitta virens.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sandworms.

noun

Hookworm larvae, especially of Ancylostoma braziliense, which cause cutaneous larva migrans.

noun

A chigoe, a flea of species Tunga penetrans.

noun

(US) A clam worm or ragworm, of species Alitta virens.

noun

(British) A lugworm, of species Arenicola marina.

Example sentences

1

Yes, it is the name of the planet that is home to the Fremen and the sandworms.

2

For that you need the emperor to fuse himself with sandworms so that he can live thousands of years.

3

If you read some of the Dune supplementary materials, the sandworms are biological nuclear reactors.

4

Less than seriously, but I didn't open this can of sandworms, suppose aliens consider our radioactive material: Tasty?

5

Sand companies more like sandworms who are producing melange (Chips) and not hesitating to eat away its consumers (Users) on the way...

6

It's a jump platform in the middle of sandworms, not just straight runway.

7

Let alone the desert itself, remember the huge storms and the sandworms were pretty frequently destroying even massive industrial equipment and killing people daily.

8

Shai Hulud is the god that lives inside the sandworms in Dune.

9

Shai Hulud is the Fremen term for the sandworms on Arrakis.

10

Today it generates references to palantíri, sandworms, and the Priory of Sion, but tomorrow it could generate references to the Four Orbs, if you play your cards right!

11

The Fremen control sandworms using hooks and ropes(no other people in the universe know or can do this) and also Paul Atreides introduces the fighters to the sound weapons his house has developed.

12

The book has none of this garbage about the rape and robbery of the delicate Arrakis ecosystem, and even makes the Fremen themselves into the human agency that threatens the sandworms' viability in the sequels.

Quote examples

1

I like Sandworms comment down thread about "legal debt."

Proper noun examples

1

They may not be so bad as far as the genre goes (except for Sandworms), but they create a somewhat wider context.

2

Sandworms of Dune was such a disappointment that I'll check the books out of the library now.

3

Because of the rythmic sound they make, they are regularly eaten by Sandworms.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sandworms in a sentence?

Yes, it is the name of the planet that is home to the Fremen and the sandworms.

What does sandworms mean?

Hookworm larvae, especially of Ancylostoma braziliense, which cause cutaneous larva migrans.

What part of speech is sandworms?

sandworms is commonly used as noun.