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- [wurmz; German vawrms]
- /wɜrmz; German vɔrms/
- /wɜːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wurmz; German vawrms]
- /wɜrmz; German vɔrms/
Definitions of worms word
- noun worms Zoology. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids. 1
- noun worms (loosely) any of numerous small creeping animals with more or less slender, elongated bodies, and without limbs or with very short ones, including individuals of widely differing kinds, as earthworms, tapeworms, insect larvae, and adult forms of some insects. 1
- noun worms something resembling or suggesting a worm in appearance, movement, etc. 1
- noun worms Informal. a groveling, abject, or contemptible person. 1
- noun worms the spiral pipe in which the vapor is condensed in a still. 1
- noun worms (not in technical use) screw thread (def 1). 1
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Origin of worms
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English wyrm, dragon, serpent, worm; cognate with Dutch worm, German Wurm, Old Norse ormr; akin to Latin vermis
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Parts of speech for Worms
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
worms popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for worms
noun worms
Antonyms for worms
noun worms
verb worms
- rushes — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- centres — Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centers — Plural form of center.
- wallops — Plural form of wallop.
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