Word

worm, n.
(worms)
freq. cnt. 5

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.animal> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

worm

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

wormy

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hypernym

invertebrate

hyponym

helminth, parasitic worm woodworm acanthocephalan, spiny-headed worm arrowworm, chaetognath flatworm, platyhelminth ribbon worm, nemertean, nemertine, proboscis worm beard worm, pogonophoran nematode, nematode worm, roundworm annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm

a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

dirt ball insect louse worm

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hypernym

unpleasant person, disagreeable person

screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
<noun.artifact>

worm

semantic pointers

hypernym

screw

part holonym

worm gear

a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
<noun.communication>

worm

sample sentences

"worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers"

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hypernym

malevolent program