Moth

What do we mean by moth?

Any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from butterflies by their nocturnal activity, hairlike or feathery antennae, stout bodies, and the frenulum that holds the front and back wings together. noun

A clothes moth. noun

A nocturnal or crepuscular lepidopterous insect; a member of the order Lepidoptera and suborder Heterocera. noun

Any larva that destroys woolen fabrics. noun

Figuratively, one who or that which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes anything. noun

In India, a trailing dwarf bean, Phaseolus aconitifolius, cultivated for food and fodder. Also called Turkish gram. See gram. noun

An obsolete variant of mote. noun

Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies noun

Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.. See these terms under Clothes, Grain, etc. noun

Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larvæ of several species of beetles of the genera Dermestes and Anthrenus. Carpet moths are often the larvæ of Anthrenus. See Carpet beetle, under Carpet, Dermestes, Anthrenus. noun

Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. noun

Any plant louse of the genus Aleurodes, and related genera. They are injurious to various plants. noun

A dipterous insect of the genus Bychoda, having fringed wings. noun

The goatsucker. noun

A clothes moth. See Miller, 3, (a). noun

A common herb of the genus Verbascum (Verbascum Blattaria), having large wheel-shaped yellow or whitish flowers. noun

A mote. noun

The plant Vigna aconitifolia, known as moth bean. noun

A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. noun

To hunt for moths. verb

A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.

Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.

Words that are spelled similarly to moth:
moth.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word moth:
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Words that rhyme with moth:
cloth, swath, froth, broth, troth, doth, goth, loth, quoth, roth, wroth, thoth, tablecloth, loincloth, washcloth, ostrogoth, toth, auth, groth, hoth, voth, noth, baath, drop cloth, foth, face cloth, poth, emery cloth, scotch broth, chicken broth, wire cloth, koth, beef broth, pina cloth, man of the cloth, suede cloth, tray cloth, ground cloth, sponge cloth, krauth, lauth, tea cloth, pilot cloth, trauth, chino cloth, piece of cloth, schroth, fauth, eckroth, hauth, kauth, kloth, knoth, lindroth, rauth, shaath, stichnoth, ueberroth, weinroth.

Adjectives that are often used to describe moth:
gypsy, female, white, small, large, little, peppered, male, brown, tail, oriental, adult, silkworm, common, beautiful, hawk, big, european, black, poor, head, gray, indian, codling, winged, giant, huge, codlin, yellow, gipsy, marked, tiny, dead, emperor, noctuid, pale, grey, man, dark, flying, bird, back, rare, colored, green, meal, fir, night, browntail, blue, tailed, pretty, spotted, light, diamondback, berry, largest, pea, goat, handsome, coloured, currant, polyphemus, tussock, perfect, mediterranean, turnip, nocturnal, pink, leopard, arctiid, bud, brownish, fat, proverbial, wing, foolish, owlet, golden, imperial, lovely, autumnal, hummingbird, gigantic, silly, mottled, destructive.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective moth:
balls, larvae, caterpillars, caterpillar, ball, larva, masjid, wings, holes, proof, eggs, flies, proofing, worm, eaten, hunting, kings, worms, control, flame, hole, millers, eyebrows, infestation, miller, brows, borer, signal, flowers, powder, injury, pupae, trap, eye, hunters, killer, traps, family, wing, patches, spots, essence, hunter, flit, parasites, fly, dust, pupa, grubs, ruins, feed, fan, wriggle, spray, attack, hour, candle, laboratory, parasite, breeding, hawk, musk, balling, infestations, ther, rashness, larvse, love, hybrids, pollination, kuhniella, mullein, flights, patch, holland, masses, polyhedrosis, collectors, mouth, populations, ear, flees, flakes.

Consonant match to moth:
mouth, myth, mirth, math, meth, meath, muth, meth-.

Words that sound like moth:
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