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Noun (4 meanings)
1. any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae.
worm is a type of:
- invertebrate (noun) - any animal lacking a backbone or notochord
types of worm:
- acanthocephalan, spiny-headed worm (noun) - any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
- annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm (noun) - worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
- arrowworm, chaetognath (noun) - any worm of the Chaetognatha
- beard worm, pogonophoran (noun) - slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering
- flatworm, platyhelminth (noun) - parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body
- helminth, parasitic worm (noun) - worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
- nematode, nematode worm, roundworm (noun) - unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends
- ribbon worm, nemertean, nemertine, proboscis worm (noun) - soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract
- woodworm (noun) - a larva of a woodborer
worm is derivationally related to:
- vermiculate, worm-eaten, wormy (adjective) - infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms
2. a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect.
worm is a type of:
- unpleasant person, disagreeable person (noun) - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
3. a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network.
Example:
- “worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers”
worm is a type of:
- malevolent program (noun) - a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects
4. screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack.
Verb (1 meaning)
1. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling).
Examples:
- “The prisoner writhed in discomfort”,
- “The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace”
to worm is a way to:
- to move (verb) - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
ways to worm:
- to wrench (verb) - make a sudden twisting motion
to worm is derivationally related to:
- tornado, twister (noun) - a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
- twist, wrench (noun) - a jerky pulling movement
- wiggle, wriggle, squirm (noun) - the act of wiggling
- wiggler, wriggler, squirmer (noun) - one who can't stay still (especially a child)