worm
🇺🇸
/wɜːrm/
🇬🇧
/wɜːm/
noun
B2
A small, long animal with a soft body and no legs.
The worm moves through the dirt.
C1
Small animals that live inside people or animals and make them sick.
The worm in his stomach made him feel ill.
C1
A baby insect that looks like a small worm.
The worm inside the fruit grew into a fly.
R
A bad computer program that spreads by copying itself.
The worm spread quickly through the network.
R
A bad person who is weak and treats others poorly.
He is a worm who lies to everyone.
verb
R
To move through a tight or crowded space by twisting and turning.
She wormed through the small hole in the fence.
R
To give medicine to an animal to remove worms from its body.
The vet wormed the cat to keep it healthy.
translation
A small, long animal with a soft body and no legs.; Small animals that live inside people or animals and make them sick.; A baby insect that looks like a small worm.; A bad computer program that spreads by copying itself.; A bad person who is weak and treats others poorly.
To move through a tight or crowded space by twisting and turning.; To give medicine to an animal to remove worms from its body.
Word Forms
Plural
worms
Progressive
worming
Past
wormed
Perfect
wormed
3rd Present
worms