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Defenition of the word worm

    • Defenition of the word worm

      • A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum.
      • A self-replicating program that propagates widely through a network.
      • To rid of intestinal worms.
      • 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
      • threads gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
      • has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
      • move with slow, sinuous movements
      • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (esp. when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort." "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace."
      • screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
      • 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"
      • a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
      • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt''s embrace"
      • a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
      • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

    Synonyms for the word worm

      • dirt ball
      • insect
      • louse
      • squirm
      • twist
      • wreathe
      • wrestle
      • wriggle
      • writhe

    Meronymys for the word worm

      • worm gear

    Hyponyms for the word worm

      • acanthocephalan
      • annelid
      • annelid worm
      • arrowworm
      • beard worm
      • chaetognath
      • flatworm
      • helminth
      • nematode
      • nematode worm
      • nemertean
      • nemertine
      • parasitic worm
      • platyhelminth
      • pogonophoran
      • proboscis worm
      • ribbon worm
      • roundworm
      • segmented worm
      • spiny-headed worm
      • woodworm
      • wrench

    Hypernyms for the word worm

      • disagreeable person
      • invertebrate
      • malevolent program
      • move
      • screw
      • unpleasant person

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