worm
wurm
- n 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
- n a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
- n 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 - n screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
- v to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
- The only way to counter the painful and debilitating Guinea worm parasite is for everyone to share responsibility for stopping its spread.
- The research subjects ranged from cannibalistic flatworms to elderly patients in a Canadian psychiatric hospital.
- A single worm can do the whole job and sometimes produces several billion eggs in its lifetime.