1. (noun) worm
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
Synonyms: insect, dirt ball, louse
2. (noun) worm, louse, insect, dirt ball
a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
Synonyms: plant louse, biting louse, worm, bird louse, dirt ball, sucking louse, louse, insect
3. (noun) worm
a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
Synonyms: insect, dirt ball, louse
4. (verb) worm
screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
Synonyms: insect, dirt ball, louse
5. (verb) writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
Synonyms: turn, sophisticate, squirm, pervert, sprain, wrestle, rick, twist, bend, wrick, wrench, wind, distort, curve, deform, convolute, worm, twist around, twine, flex, wriggle, writhe
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