Synonyms for worm
wɜrmworm

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1. wormnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   insect, dirt ball, louse

2. worm, louse, insect, dirt ballnoun

   a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

   Synonyms:
   plant louse, biting louse, bird louse, dirt ball, sucking louse, louse, insect

3. wormnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   insect, dirt ball, louse

4. wormverb

   screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack

   Synonyms:
   insect, dirt ball, louse

5. writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twistverb

   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:
   turn, sophisticate, squirm, pervert, sprain, wrestle, rick, twist, bend, wrick, wrench, wind, distort, curve, deform, convolute, twist around, twine, flex, wriggle, writhe

Matched Categories

1. • Invertebrate
   • Malevolent Program
   • Move
   • Unpleasant Person

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. centipedenoun

   that is what a centipede is.

   Submitted by massonamberleigh on October 20, 2022  

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1. wormverb

   Synonyms:
   work slowly, secretly, and gradually (like a worm)

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. wormverb

   Synonyms:
   wriggle, insinuate

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1. List of paraphrases for "worm":

   gusano, maggot, ringworm, view, see, pear, cocoon

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How to use worm in a sentence?

1. Unknown:

   The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

2. First Lady:

   I still get a check-up every three months or so, brain scans and things like that, but so far the results have been good, i still hope to outlive the last Guinea worm.

3. Dirk Engels:

   So for diseases like elephantiasis, Guinea worm disease, schistosomiasis, the intestinal worms and trachoma, you can regularly treat people with safe, single dose drugs and then they never actually build up a worm load that could cause them problems.

4. Peckish Erast Zubarev:

   I’d made a cup of coffee, and was settling in front of the TV down when I opened it and saw this little white worm crawling across the top, i was told by my mate it was a parasitic threadworm that lives in the intestine.

5. Raj Dasgupta:

   There are chronic consequences, and there are acute consequences, which is why sleep is more than just saying,' The early bird gets the worm,' it's much more than that.