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worm

[wurm] / wɜrm /


NOUN
grub
Synonyms


NOUN
maggot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
















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Emojis, Disney characters, cigarettes and more pile up in humorous scenes that include a saber-toothed tiger driving a dune buggy and a pair of corvids fighting over a worm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

They can be contracted by touching objects or surfaces with worm eggs on them, and by eating or drinking something with baby worms in it - such as under-cooked beef, pork or freshwater fish.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Tribal elders suggested Wo'aabi, an Indigenous word meaning "worm."

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

In fact, she seems to think he’s a whiny little worm.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

His moustache rode up and down like a wooly worm as he twiddled his lips, studying me.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu