Earwig, … The ear-worm or grub, a well-known insect, with large transparent wings, which eats fruit and flower-leaves, and has been erroneously supposed to creep into the human brain through the ear; …

The stone had an igneous appearance.

...[Nineteen Eighty-Four] breaks all records for gloomy vaticination...

The prisoner managed to squirm out of the straitjacket.