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

02noun

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

03noun

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”

04noun

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

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05verb

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”

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