4
rust(noun, bane)
4
slide(verb, move, slip, hide, steal)
4
squiggle(verb, move, repetition, writhe, wriggle)
4
viper
4
zigzag(verb, turn, crawl, wiggle, writhe)
3
curve(verb, writhe)
3
meander
3
struggle(verb, recoil, writhe, wriggle, squirm)
3
work(verb, enter, introduce, passage)
3
demon
3
dirt ball(noun, expression, idiom)
3
dog(noun, rotten, reprobate, sly, creep)
3
foist(verb, enter, introduce)
3
insinuate oneself(expression, idiom, action, love)
3
larva(noun, insect, grub, maggot)
3
mite
3
moth and rust(expression, idiom, bane)
3
nematode
3
pest(villain, nuisance, meanie)
3
scallop
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