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An insidiously tormenting or devouring force: "felt the black worm of treachery growing in his heart” ( Mario Puzo).
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Any of various crawling insect larvae, such as a grub or a caterpillar, having a soft elongated body.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Any of various invertebrates, as those of the phyla Annelida, Nematoda, Nemertea, or Platyhelminthes, having a long, flexible, rounded or flattened body, often without obvious appendages.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Any of various unrelated animals, such as the shipworm or the slowworm, resembling a worm in habit or appearance.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb-transitive
Nautical To wrap yarn or twine spirally around (rope).
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To cure of intestinal worms.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To elicit by artful or devious means. Usually used with out of: wormed a confession out of the suspect.
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verb-intransitive
To move in a manner suggestive of a worm.
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verb
To move or proceed sinuously or insidiously.
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To proceed or make (one's way) insidiously or deviously.
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To insinuate or introduce (oneself) by devious or subtle means.
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To cause to move or proceed in or as if in the manner of a worm.
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To wind rope or yarn spirally round and between the strands of (a cable or rope) before serving.
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