1. worm - noun
· 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
Hypernym(s): invertebrate
2. worm - noun
· a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
Synonym(s): louse, insect, dirt_ball
Hypernym(s): unpleasant_person, disagreeable_person
3. worm - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): malevolent_program
4. worm - noun
· screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
Hypernym(s): screw
5. worm - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): writhe, wrestle, wriggle, squirm, twist
Hypernym(s): move
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