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Synonyms for WORM
wɜrmworm
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Princeton's WordNet
wormnoun
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, louse, insect, dirt ballnoun
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, insectwormnoun
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"
wormverb
screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twistverb
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"
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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Editors Contribution
centipedenoun
that is what a centipede is.
Submitted by massonamberleigh on October 20, 2022
Dictionary of English Synonymes
wormverb
Synonyms:
work slowly, secretly, and gradually (like a worm)
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#64 | see | |
#79 | view | |
#1007 | turn | |
#1899 | wind | |
#4858 | rick | |
#5714 | curve | |
#6506 | bend | |
#7835 | twist | |
#9114 | flex | |
#9158 | worm | |
#10696 | insect | |
#11048 | pear | |
#17309 | wrench | |
#24497 | cocoon | |
#31885 | wrestle | |
#32665 | distort | |
#34734 | pervert | |
#43915 | twine | |
#53653 | maggot | |
#61179 | sprain | |
#62467 | ringworm | |
#65958 | squirm | |
#71533 | louse | |
#78074 | deform | |
#103521 | wriggle | |
#112569 | sophisticate | |
#119181 | writhe | |
#233953 | convolute |
How to use WORM in a sentence?
Nothingness lies coiled at the heart of being like a worm
I do not think myself to be a worm, and a grub, grass of the field fit only to be burned, a clod, a morsel of putrid atoms that should be thrown to the dungheap, ready for the nethermost pit. Nor if I did should I therefore expect to sit with Angels and Archangels.
the early bird gets the worm
I still get a check-up every three months or so, brain scans and things like that, but so far the results have been good, i still hope to outlive the last Guinea worm.
You might think the best shape changers are kind of like an octopus or a worm or a slug but yet we know that cockroaches can go through these tiny little cracks.
Translations for WORM
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- wurmAfrikaans
- دُودَة, دُودٌArabic
- qurdAzerbaijani
- ҡортBashkir
- чарвякBelarusian
- негодник, жалко същество, червейBulgarian
- preñvBreton
- cucCatalan, Valencian
- červ, závitCzech
- чрьвь, ⱍⱃⱐⰲⱐOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- mwydyn, llyngyren, abwydynWelsh
- ormDanish
- etwas aus der Nase ziehen, einem alles aus der Nase ziehen, Wurm, Gewinde, Würmer aus der Nase ziehenGerman
- σκουλήκιGreek
- vermoEsperanto
- gusano, guirnalda, lombrizSpanish
- ussEstonian
- har, zizare, arr, beldarBasque
- کرمPersian
- käärme, jengat, luihu, mato, madella, kierreFinnish
- ver, ramper, remords, vis sans fin, scarabée, vermifuger, s'insinuer, vermine, tirer les vers du nez, infiltrer, dragonFrench
- cruimh, cuiteog, péistIrish
- baoiteag, brùiteag, biastag, durrag, cnuimh, daolag, brutag, boiteagScottish Gaelic
- vermeGalician
- beishteigManx
- תתולע, נבזהHebrew
- कीड़ाHindi
- féreg, kukacHungarian
- ճիճու, ոչնչություն, որդArmenian
- cacingIndonesian
- ormur, maðkurIcelandic
- verme, miserabileItalian
- 虫, 虫螻Japanese
- ჭიაGeorgian
- құртKazakh
- ដង្កូវKhmer
- 버러지, 벌레, 짐승Korean
- کرم, kirm, kurmKurdish
- куртKyrgyz
- vermisLatin
- ຂີ້ກະເດືອນ, ຫນອນLao
- kirminas, kirmėlėLithuanian
- tārpsLatvian
- toke, nokeMāori
- црвMacedonian
- പുഴുMalayalam
- өтMongolian
- cacingMalay
- သန်ကောင်, တီကောင်Burmese
- draad, mormel, zich wurmen, wurm, worm, pier, schroefDutch
- krype, orm, åle, mark, makk, kravleNorwegian
- chʼoshNavajo, Navaho
- vèrmOccitan
- rammooOromo
- czerw, robakPolish
- miserável, patife, vermePortuguese
- vearm, verm, viermRomansh
- balaur, a se târî, vierme, șarpeRomanian
- негодяйка, стерва, червяк, негодяй, глист, червьRussian
- crv, црв, глиста, glistaSerbo-Croatian
- červSlovak
- črvSlovene
- krimbAlbanian
- sebokoSouthern Sotho
- mask, kräk, stackareSwedish
- புழுTamil
- పురుగుTelugu
- кирмTajik
- หนอนThai
- möjek, gurçukTurkmen
- kurtTurkish
- суалчанTatar
- негідник, черв'як, червUkrainian
- کیڑاUrdu
- qurtUzbek
- con giun, giunVietnamese
- vum, vumemVolapük
- isibunguZulu
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