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Worm

🔄 Synonyms of "Worm"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
wriggleverb	(intransitive) To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.
twistnoun	A twisting force.
writheverb	(intransitive) To twist bodily; to contort one's self; to be distorted.
wrestleverb	(intransitive) To grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat.
lousenoun	A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
wreatheverb	(also figurative) Senses relating to intertwining or twisting.
squirmverb	(intransitive) To twist one's body with snakelike motions.
insectnoun	An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
dirt ballnoun	a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Worm"

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Word	Definition
insectnoun	An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
lousenoun	A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
wreatheverb	(also figurative) Senses relating to intertwining or twisting.
twistnoun	A twisting force.
writhenoun	(knot theory) The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot
squirmnoun	A twisting, snakelike movement of the body.
wrigglenoun	A wriggling movement.
wrestlenoun	(countable) A fight or struggle between people during which they grapple or otherwise contend with each other in order to throw or force their opponent to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat.
dirt ballnoun	a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
teredonoun	(zoology) A mollusc of the genus Teredo, especially of species Teredo navalis.
cocoonnoun	The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.
verminnoun	Any of various common types of small insects or other animals which cause harm and annoyance.
bugnoun	(entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
maggotnoun	A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter.
helminthnoun	A parasitic worm; a fluke, tapeworm, or nematode.
parasiticnoun	(electronics) A component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.
ringwormnoun	A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterized by ring-shaped discolored patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
virusnoun	A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms).
hivnoun	(virology) Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus. [(virology) Either of the two related viruses, human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) and human immunodeficiency virus 2 (HIV-2) that progressively destroy the body's immune system and can potentially lead to AIDS.]
podnoun	(botany) A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.