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worm

/wɝm/noun, verb1 syllable

Worm means: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling).

Synonyms for worm9

noun, as in a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

louse, insect, dirt ball

verb, as in to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

writhe, wrestle, wriggle, squirm, twist

also used for worm

worm screw

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What does worm mean?5

verb

1

to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)“The prisoner writhed in discomfort”

noun

1

a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

2

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

3

a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network“worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers”

4

screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with worm?6

one syllable

two syllables

confirmaffirm
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Worm in a sentence

  • O, lady, the glow-worm figurates my valour.remline
  • The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.always
  • A slow-worm is a limbless lizard, not a snake.wallebot
  • The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese!mramosch
  • Hookworm is a worm, a parasite of man, that sticks to the small intestine.LB
  • Tread on a worm, and it will turn.carlosalberto
  • The grave is cold and lonely, save for the worms.flomper
  • Ducks feed on worms, crustaceans, aquatic insects, and algae.guavalava

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Forms of worm

as a noun

plural
worms

as a verb

past tense
wormed
present participle
worming
third-person singular
worms
past participle
wormed