Main entry: worm
Definition: 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
Main entry: worm
Definition: screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
Main entry: worm
Definition: a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
Usage: worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers
Main entry: worm, louse, dirt ball, insect
Definition: a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
Main entry: worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe, twist, squirm
Definition: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
Usage: The prisoner writhed in discomfort; The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace