bookworm
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Synonyms
dink [slang], dork [slang], geek, grind, nerd, swot [British], weenie, wonk
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Heat Rating: ???? Grade: B The Bookish Life of Nina Hill By Abbi Waxman Review: With The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, Abbi Waxman offers up a quirky, eccentric romance that will charm any bookworm. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, "Hot Stuff: July romances offer 'knotty' self-discovery," 30 July 2019 Emma Zellar, the only child of Kevin and Samantha Zellar, dominates Emma Holland-Quinn, a chubby, impressionable bookworm who follows Emma Q’s social cues without questioning them. — Michael Upchurch, BostonGlobe.com, "A cautionary tale, richly rooted in local color," 25 July 2019 Luckily for bookworms, a ton of great LGBTQ books have been published in the past few months. — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, "10 new LGBTQ books to celebrate Pride month: Tan France, 'Gentleman Jack,' 'Gender Queer'," 9 June 2019 Being an introvert, a misanthrope, a cat lady, and a bookworm makes me easily uncomfortable in many friendships. — Marianne Garvey, Good Housekeeping, "I Don't Want to Make "Mom Friends." Can I Just Stay Home Alone?," 17 Apr. 2019 David Strettell of Dashwood Books, the below-ground mecca for art-loving bibliophiles, was tapped to curate Gucci’s new bolthole for bookworms. — Vogue, "Backing Print: Gucci Wooster Opens a Bookstore Curated by Dashwood Books," 20 Nov. 2018 The series profiled the contenders and let bookworms, famous and not, advocate for their pick. — Lynn Elber, The Seattle Times, "Rowling, Tolkien, Austen novels vie for bragging rights," 23 Oct. 2018 Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, built the first one in 2009, a mini replica of a red schoolhouse in honor of his mom, a former teacher and unabashed bookworm. — Maria Carter, Country Living, "The Lovely Reason Tiny Libraries Are Popping Up All Over the Place," 23 July 2015 Ross played sports and was known for hosting weekend parties, while Noa was a bookworm and senior class president. — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, "Inside a Greenery-Filled Hawaiian Wedding—Where the Bridesmaids Wore Power Suits," 13 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bookworm.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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