nnoun.animalany of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvaeDerivationally Related Form:wormy
Hypernyms:invertebrate
Inherited Hypernyms:worminvertebrateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:acanthocephalanannelidannelid wormarrowwormbeard wormchaetognathflatwormhelminthnematodenematode wormnemerteannemertineparasitic wormplatyhelminthpogonophoranproboscis wormribbon wormroundwormsegmented wormspiny-headed wormwoodworm
Full Hyponyms:acanthocephalanannelidarchiannelidarrowwormbeard wormbloodwormchicken roundwormcommon roundwormearthwormechinococcuseelwormfasciolopsis buskifilariaflatwormflukeguinea wormhelminthhookwormhorseleechleechliver flukelugwormmedicinal leechnematodeoligochaetepinwormplanarianpolychaeteribbon wormsagittaschistosomesea mousetaeniatapewormtrichinavinegar eelwheatwormwoodworm
nnoun.persona person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respectSynset:dirt ball insect louse
Hypernyms:disagreeable person unpleasant person
Inherited Hypernyms:wormunpleasant personunwelcome personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:wormunpleasant personunwelcome personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationa software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a networkExamples:- worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers
Hypernyms:malevolent program
Inherited Hypernyms:wormmalevolent programprogramsoftwarecodecoding systemwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.artifactscrew thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rackPart Holonyms:worm gear
Hypernyms:screw
Inherited Hypernyms:wormscrewfastenerrestraintdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.motionto move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)Synset:squirm twist wrestle wriggle writhe
Examples:- The prisoner writhed in discomfort
- The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
Derivationally Related Form:wrigglewrigglertwistersquirmtwistsquirmer
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:writhemove
Direct Hyponyms:wrench
Full Troponyms:wrench
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | The crowds --- in the streets (apply to: writhe) | The streets --- with crowds (apply to: writhe)