Meaning of "worm" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of worm

1. (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

2. (n) screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack

3. (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"

4. (n) a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

5. (v) 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"

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