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worm

[wurm] / wɜrm /


NOUN
grub
Synonyms


NOUN
maggot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
















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The first full Moon of the spring - known as the Worm Moon - rose in the skies across Northern Ireland on Monday and Tuesday night.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Paulson used an analogy involving a children’s book character named Lowly Worm who eats peas that create visible bumps on his body.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

For my birthday, she gifted me a T-shirt featuring a worm with a mustache bracketed by the phrase “You’re a Worm with a Mustache.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

“There are 29 countries and overseas territories that have already prohibited shark fishing in their waters,” says Worm.

From National Geographic • Jan. 11, 2024

“What you be dig for? Worm grub?” she demanded.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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