worm
noun
/wɜːm/
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/wɝm/
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- (computing) A self-replicating malware that propagates through a network.
- (anatomy) A muscular band in the tongue of some animals, such as dogs; the lytta.
- (archaic, or, poetic) Any creeping or crawling animal, such as a snake, snail, or caterpillar.
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ver
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- A contemptible or devious being.
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vermine,
scarabée,
ver
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- (archaic) A type of wingless "dragon", especially a gigantic sea serpent or any kind of dragon.
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dragon
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- (figuratively) An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one’s mind with remorse.
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remords
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- Anything helical, especially the thread of a screw.
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vis sans fin
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worm
verb
/wɜːm/
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/wɝm/
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- (transitive, figuratively) To work (one's way or oneself) (into) gradually or slowly; to insinuate.
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infiltrer,
s'insinuer
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- (transitive) To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.
- (intransitive) To move with one's body dragging the ground.
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ramper
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- (transitive, figuratively, in “worm out of”) To drag out of, to get information that someone is reluctant or unwilling to give (through artful or devious means or by pleading or asking repeatedly).
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tirer les vers du nez
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- (transitive) To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of (a dog, etc.) for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw, and formerly supposed to guard against canine madness.
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vermifuger
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Worms
properNoun
/vɔɹmz/
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/vɔːmz/
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- An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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Worms
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