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Wormhole

A hole burrowed by a worm

📖 Definitions of "Wormhole"

noun

1
A hole burrowed by a worm
2
A hypothetical shortcut between two points in spacetime, permitting faster-than-light travel and sometimes time travel.
3
A location in a monitor program containing the address of a routine, allowing the user to substitute different functionality.

verb

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Word	Definition
tunnelingnoun	The act of burrowing a tunnel.
tunnelnoun	An underground or underwater passage.
vortexnoun	A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
blackoutnoun	A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
corridornoun	A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.
hallwaynoun	A corridor in a building that connects rooms.
hallnoun	A large meeting room.
aislenoun	A clear path/passage through rows of seating.
swirlholenoun	A pothole formed by swirling water.
water tunnelnoun	A tunnel used to transport water.
wormgearnoun	Alternative form of worm gear. [The gear in a worm drive.]
wurmalnoun	(archaic) Alternative form of wormil. [(dated) warble fly]
winding holenoun	A widened area of a canal, used for turning a boat.
birdeyenoun	A position looking down from above, either literally or figuratively (providing an overview).
wormwheelnoun	Alternative form of worm wheel. [A wheel that is a part of a worm gear or worm drive.]
keyholenoun	The hole in a lock where the key is inserted and turns.
wormnoun	A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.
spiral wormnoun	A genus of tiny marine worms that attach to seaweeds and make a spiral shell.
wimblenoun	Any of various hand tools for boring holes.
whelmnoun	(poetic, also figuratively) A surge of water.