Woodworm

Definition

woodworm /'wƱdwɜ:m/ n (က) [C] သစ္ထိုးပိုး။ (ခ) [U] (သစ္သား) ပိုးေပါက္။ The beams are riddled with woodworm.

Examples

1. ‘Woodworms are still the one danger to the survival of letters on their journey out of the jungle; they have to be protected from them by being placed in a plastic bag.’
2. ‘If you listen hard enough
3. you can hear the sound of a thousand woodworm croaking their last.’
4. ‘He once discovered from the woodworm living in the beam in the roof of his prison cell that they were moments away from chewing right through.’
5. ‘A serious woodworm out-break in the sanctuary was discovered and all affected timbers have now been removed.’
6. ‘Acclaim for the film of Sir Hector's last expedition was gradually wheedling stray young men like sated woodworms
7. into the light of potential dangers.’
8. ‘Held in a prison cell
9. he called for the guards and got out seconds before the roof fell in - the story goes that the woodworms had ‘told’ him they were chewing through the beam.’
10. ‘The floors and doors on the main floor are of solid mahogany
11. which is impervious to tropical woodworms and termites.’
12. ‘The current gang of squatters are not happy we have moved in - namely the woodworm
13. hairy spiders
14. 20 years of cobwebs and dust and a family of fieldmice.’
15. ‘However
16. the relatively soft woods of European furniture were no match for the humidity
17. tropical woodworms
18. and termites of Cuba.’
19. ‘However fine lines can rapidly break down
20. and that implacable enemy of the woodcut
21. the woodworm
22. leaves its mark in the small white circles which often denote later impressions of an old cut.’
23. ‘At that moment my heart was in my mouth
24. for I could see Lot 88 written on them and also the woodworm in crates that had never been opened since 1921.’
25. ‘Have you ever pulled a piece of furniture out from the wall
26. after several years
27. to find that the woodworm have been busy behind?’
28. ‘Also check floorboards and woodwork for active woodworm and rot.’
29. ‘Although the articles we created from plywood have long since disintegrated through woodworm and decay
30. memories of our early lives and our innocent preoccupation remain constant.’
31. ‘It has to be cut thickly (making individual panels rather heavy) and is prone to warping and damage by woodworm.’
32. ‘Staff will also be on the lookout for insect pests such as woodworm
33. and surfaces and open stonework will also get the spring clean treatment all year round.’
34. ‘In recent years the Grahams have had to put up with freezing cold
35. mildew and woodworm.’
36. ‘The tree
37. in the car park of St John the Baptist Church
38. was ‘badly scarred’ by the incident and a tree specialist told Millward that it will probably suffer from woodworm and rot.’
39. ‘He couldn't play it; the guitar was riddled with woodworm.’
40. ‘The 76-year-old from Southend Road
41. Wickford
42. was tricked into believing his roof was riddled with woodworm and in danger of collapsing without major repair work.’