Definition for Moth:

• A winged insect of several species, somewhat like, and akin to the butterfly, generally seen in the twilight; a worm, the grub of a moth, that breeds in and consumes cloths, & c., laid up from the air; figuratively, that which gradually and silently consumes or eats away anything.

Synonyms for Moth:

• n.

  •Miller (noun)
  • emperor,
  • tineid,
  • ermine,
  • silkworm,
  • clothes,
  • harlequin,
  • luna,
  • deltoid,
  • lappet,
  • lackey,
  • tiger,
  • gypsy,
  • dermestid beetle,
  • plume,
  • cabbage,
  • honeycomb,
  • buffalo.
  •
  • beetle,
  • bloodsucker.
  •animal (noun)
  • moth.
  •caterpillar (noun)
  • larva,
  • tractor,
  • Larvae,
  • woolly bear,
  • canker,
  • tractors.
  •worm (noun)
  • caterpillar.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • arthropod,
  • bookworm,
  • bug,
  • insect,
  • lepidopteran,
  • lepidopteron,
  • Lepidopterous Insect.

Paraphrases for Moth:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    month.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    mite, caterpillar.

Moth Sentence Examples:

• He came fluttering in and out of our house like a shy moth, and was adored by my children.

• The contest is quite comical, though I dare say it is serious enough to the moth.

Homophones for Moth:

• manatee, midday, mound, Mahdi, manhood, mahout, metadata, mahomet, manteodea, mated, minuit, mat, mentha, meted out, meade, manteidae, mammoth, mounted, mt, moot, motet, monad, man-made, monody, maidhood, matey, manned, madia, monte, mahound, manidae, matt, meditate, manat, mut, mammut, mutt, mend, middy, Mete, manhunt, meet, meaty, maimed, mode, momotidae, muddy, mantidae, mod, mediate, mediated, month, manihot, maidu, midway, monnet, mouth, mud, meed, manda, minutia, muddied, monday, mayday, meth, monied, mate, Mothy, maenad, Mohammad, mountie, muted, math, md, minnewit, mantua, minuet, mit, mediety, monument, matai, mammutidae, mantid, maund, moat, mood, monet, mitt, monod, method, munda, mind, menotti, moated, myoid, mote, moneyed, montia, motto, midi, moody, mamet, matthew, mid, mayweed, mute, MDI, mint, made, may day, mott, mite, mount, mot, mohammed, muhammad, minute, minuend, memento, mandate, momot, matted, med, mennonite, maundy, mined, matte, myth, manta, mete out, mad, medea, meat, Mutawa, mande, miniate, maid, minded, mutate, manet, mimidae, manumit, moment, meadow, mead, moiety.

Hypernym for Moth:

• n.

  • animal
    noctuid moth, tortricid, Malacosoma Americana, hummingbird moth, lymantriid, tent-caterpillar moth, hawk moth, noctuid, Gelechiid Moth, miller, owlet moth, Pyralid Moth, geometrid, gelechiid, sphinx moth, Tineoid Moth, sphingid, Tortricid Moth, geometrid moth, hawkmoth, silkworm moth, Arctiid Moth, tineoid, pyralid, bombycid moth, lasiocampid, Lasiocampid Moth, tussock moth, saturniid, Saturniid Moth, moth miller, bombycid, arctiid.

Hyponym for Moth:

• n.

  • animal
    Lepidopterous Insect, lepidopteran, lepidopteron.