Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 7 compound words that contain grubs. The most common are listed below. Open grubs in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- cattle grubsplural of cattle grub: The larva of the warble fly
- witchetty grubsplural of witchetty 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 grubsplural of curl grub: A larva of a beetle that curls into a semicircle when disturbed.
- grade-grubsthird-person singular simple present indicative of grade-grub: To engage in grade grubbing.
- grass grubsplural of grass grub: A grub, of species Costelytra zealandica, that attacks the roots of grass causing pasture damage, regarded as an agricultural pest.
- Tasmanian grass grubsplural of Tasmanian grass grub: A black-headed pasture cockchafer.
- witchety grubsplural 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.
- witchity grubsplural of witchity 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 grubsplural of witjuti 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.
- grubs alongthird-person singular simple present indicative of grub along: To survive; to barely subsist.
- grubs outthird-person singular simple present indicative of grub out: To pull (something) up by the roots; to uproot.
- grubs upthird-person singular simple present indicative of grub up: To pull (something) up by the roots; to uproot.
Compound words 7
- canegrubsplural of canegrub: A grub that eats the roots of sugar cane.
- grubstakerOne who provides a prospector with a grubstake.
- grubstakersplural of grubstaker: One who provides a prospector with a grubstake.
- grubstakesplural of grubstake: Money, materials, tools, food etc. provided to a prospector in return for a share in future profits.
- grubstakingpresent participle and gerund of grubstake
- mollygrubsAlternative form of mulligrubs: Colic.
- woodgrubsplural of woodgrub: An insect grub found living in wood.