worm
Definitions
Noun
- Any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla annelida and chaetognatha and nematoda and nemertea and platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
- A person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
- A software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
- Screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
Verb
- To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
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Words that contain the term "worm".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | worms | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | worm | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | earthworm | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | hookworm | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | silkworms | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | bookworm | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | cutworm | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | cutworms | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | earthworms | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | flatworm | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | hookworms | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | lugworm | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | lugworms | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | roundworm | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | roundworms | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | silkworm | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | vanwormer | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | worm's | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | worman | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | wormhole | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | wormholes | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | wormington | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | wormley | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | wormlike | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | wormser | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | wormuth | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | wormwood | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 27
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 3
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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