Similar words: whipworm, shipwreck, shipwright, shipwrecked, worship, worshiper, worshipper, worshipful. Meaning: n. wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells.
1. If so, lacquer might also ward off shipworm.
2. Teredo, or shipworm, can have a devastating effect on the hulls of wooden ships at sea.
3. I had taken very seriously the warnings about shipworm eating the bamboo.
4. The dreaded wood-eating shipworm is invading northern Europe's Baltic Sea.
5. So I tried to discover if there was a traditional protection against shipworm attack.
More similar words: whipworm, shipwreck, shipwright, shipwrecked, worship, worshiper, worshipper, worshipful, hero-worship, worshiping, hero worship, worshipped, idol worship, worshipping, workmanship, swordsmanship, house of worship, nature worship, place of worship, ancestor worship, hepworth, shopworn, stop work, ship, reship, shipper, ship off, township, gunship, midship.