Phrase Hound found 26 phrases and 31 compound words that contain grub. The most common are listed below. Open grub in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 26
- Grub StreetThe home or state of impoverished writers and literary hacks.
- witchety grubThe large, white, wood-eating larvae of several moths and beetles, especially the species Endoxyla leucomochla, traditionally eaten by Aboriginals in the Australian desert.
- cattle grubThe larva of the warble fly
- grub hoeSynonym of Italian hoe: The typical farming and gardening hoe with a heavy, broad blade and straight edge.
- grub screwA headless set screw.
- pub grubpub food; meals typically found in a pub
- Tasmanian grass grubA black-headed pasture cockchafer.
- bardi grubAbantiades atripalpis, an Australian moth, especially in caterpillar form.
- bardee grubAbantiades atripalpis, an Australian moth, especially in caterpillar form.
- bardy grubAbantiades atripalpis, an Australian moth, especially in caterpillar form.
- witchetty grubAlternative spelling of witchety grub: The large, white, wood-eating larvae of several moths and beetles, especially the species Endoxyla leucomochla, traditionally eaten by Aboriginals in the Australian desert.
- witjuti grubAlternative form of witchety grub: The large, white, wood-eating larvae of several moths and beetles, especially the species Endoxyla leucomochla, traditionally eaten by Aboriginals in the Australian desert.
- curl grubA larva of a beetle that curls into a semicircle when disturbed.
- grass grubA grub, of species Costelytra zealandica, that attacks the roots of grass causing pasture damage, regarded as an agricultural pest.
- witchity grubAlternative form of witchety grub: The large, white, wood-eating larvae of several moths and beetles, especially the species Endoxyla leucomochla, traditionally eaten by Aboriginals in the Australian desert.
- grade-grubTo engage in grade grubbing.
- grub screwsplural of grub screw: A headless set screw.
- grub-sawA handsaw used for sawing marble.
- grub-sawsplural of grub-saw: A handsaw used for sawing marble.
- grub-stakeAlternative form of grubstake: Money, materials, tools, food etc. provided to a prospector in return for a share in future profits.
- grub-stakesplural of grub-stake: Money, materials, tools, food etc. provided to a prospector in return for a share in future profits.
- grub hoesplural of grub hoe: The typical farming and gardening hoe with a heavy, broad blade and straight edge.
- grub alongTo survive; to barely subsist.
- grub upTo pull (something) up by the roots; to uproot.
- grub outSynonym of grub up: To pull (something) up by the roots; to uproot.
Compound words 31
- grubberyA basic restaurant or cookshop.
- grublingA small, young, or miniature grub.
- grubstakeMoney, materials, tools, food etc. provided to a prospector in return for a share in future profits.
- grubwormA grub (the insect).
- grublikeResembling or characteristic of a grub.
- grubworkTedious digging or (figurative) research.
- canegrubA grub that eats the roots of sugar cane.
- grubhoodThe state of being a grub.
- grubhouseA separate building or tent in a camp or other complex set aside for preparing and/or eating food.
- grublessWithout grubs.