grovelling
101low — I. a. 1. Depressed. 2. Grave, gentle, subdued, soft. 3. Cheap, reasonable. 4. Humble, mean, plebeian, vulgar. 5. Abject, degraded, servile, slavish, menial, mean, base, ignoble, grovelling, vile, base minded, low minded, shabby, scurvy, dirty. 6 …
102mean — I. a. 1. Middle, medium, average, moderate. 2. Intermediate, intervening, coming between. 3. Ignoble, plebeian, low, ordinary, common, vulgar, coarse, humble. 4. Base, abject, grovelling, vile, contemptible, despicable, servile, beggarly,… …
103apology — noun (C) 1 something that you say or write to show that you are sorry for doing something wrong: Your behaviour was outrageous. I demand an apology! | accept sb s apology (=forgive them after they have apologized): Please accept our sincere… …
104grovel — verb grovelled, grovelling BrE groveled, groveling AmE (I) 1 to behave with too much respect towards someone, because you are asking them to help or forgive you: There s nothing worse than seeing a man grovel just to keep his job. 2 to lie or… …
105grovel — [ˈgrɒv(ə)l] (present participle grovelling; past tense past participle grovelled) verb [I] to show too much respect for someone, or to be too willing to obey someone …
106earthworm — /ˈɜθwɜm / (say erthwerm) noun 1. any one of numerous annelid worms that burrow in soil and feed on soil and decaying organic matter. 2. a mean or grovelling person …
107grub — I. /grʌb / (say grub) noun 1. the bulky larva of certain insects, especially of scarabaeid and other beetles. 2. Colloquial food. 3. Colloquial a. a person, especially a child, covered with dirt: you little grub! b. a person with poor personal… …
108low — I. /loʊ / (say loh) adjective 1. situated or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf. 2. not far above the horizon, as a heavenly body. 3. lying or being below the general level: low ground. 4. Printing (of type or blocks) …
109worm — /wɜm / (say werm) noun 1. Zoology any of the long, slender, soft bodied bilateral invertebrates including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, and annelids. 2. (in popular language) any of numerous small creeping animals with… …
110wormy — /ˈwɜmi/ (say wermee) adjective (wormier, wormiest) 1. containing a worm or worms; infested with worms. 2. worm eaten. 3. wormlike; grovelling; low. {worm + y1} –worminess, noun …
