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worm
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
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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
noun
A person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
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”
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Screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
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To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
“The prisoner writhed in discomfort”
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Worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers
The prisoner writhed in discomfort
The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
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