Unscramble worm

Definition of 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.
• a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect. Synonyms: dirt ball, insect, louse.
• 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".
• screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack.

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". Synonyms: squirm, twist, wrestle, wriggle, writhe.

Related words

acanthocephalan, annelid, arrowworm, chaetognath, flatworm, helminth, nematode, nemertean, nemertine, platyhelminth, pogonophoran, roundworm, woodworm, wrench.

Words nearby

corm, dorm, form, norm, warm, word, work, wormy, worn, wort.

Rhymes with

affirm, berm, confirm, firm, germ, herm, infirm, reaffirm, reconfirm, sperm, squirm, term, therm.