worm

any of various invertebrates, esp the annelids (earthworms, etc), nematodes (roundworms), and flatworms, having a slender elongated body

any of various insect larvae having an elongated body, such as the silkworm and wireworm

any of various unrelated animals that resemble annelids, nematodes, etc, such as the glow-worm and shipworm

a gnawing or insinuating force or agent that torments or slowly eats away

a wretched or spineless person

anything that resembles a worm in appearance or movement

a shaft on which a helical groove has been cut, as in a gear arrangement in which such a shaft meshes with a toothed wheel

a spiral pipe cooled by air or flowing water, used as a condenser in a still

any wormlike organ, structure, or part, such as the middle lobe of the cerebellum (vermis cerebelli)

a program that duplicates itself many times in a network and prevents its destruction. It often carries a logic bomb or virus

to move, act, or cause to move or act with the slow sinuous movement of a worm

to make (one's way) slowly and stealthily; insinuate (oneself)

to extract (information, a secret, etc) from by persistent questioning

to free from or purge of worms

to wind yarn around (a rope) so as to fill the spaces between the strands and render the surface smooth for parcelling and serving