worm

/wɝm/

nounverbworm

Think: **W**iggly **OR**ganism in the **M**ud → W-OR-M.

Yes, it's worm. The **or** in **worm** sounds like **er** (/ɝ/), but it’s spelled **or**.

Definitions

  1. nounA small, soft-bodied animal with a long, thin body and no legs, such as an earthworm.
  2. nounA harmful computer program that copies itself and spreads to other computers over a network.
  3. verbTo move by twisting and turning, like a worm; to wriggle.
  4. verbTo work or force your way into something gradually (often used with “into” or “through”).

Examples

  • A worm popped out of the soil after the rain.
  • The robin pulled a worm from the grass.
  • The hacker tried to spread a worm through the school’s network.

Synonyms

earthwormgrublarvawrigglerparasite

Antonyms

bird

Translations

ES gusanoPT vermeFR ver

Common misspellings

wurmwromwomworrmwoormwhormwermwor m

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