| WORM abbr. Computer Science write once, read many |
| worm (wûrm) n. 1. Any of various invertebrates, as those of the phyla Annelida, Nematoda, Nemertea, or Platyhelminthes, having a long, flexible, rounded or flattened body, often without obvious appendages. 2. Any of various crawling insect larvae, such as a grub or a caterpillar, having a soft elongated body. 3. Any of various unrelated animals, such as the shipworm or the slowworm, resembling a worm in habit or appearance. 4. a. Something, such as the thread of a screw or the spiral condenser in a still, that resembles a worm in form or appearance. b. The spirally threaded shaft of a worm gear. 5. An insidiously tormenting or devouring force: "felt the black worm of treachery growing in his heart" (Mario Puzo). 6. A person regarded as pitiable or contemptible. 7. worms Pathology Infestation of the intestines or other parts of the body with worms or wormlike parasites; helminthiasis. 8. Computer Science A malicious program that replicates itself until it fills all of the storage space on a drive or network. v. wormed, worm·ing, worms v.tr. 1. To make (one's way) with or as if with the sinuous crawling motion of a worm. 2. To work (one's way or oneself) subtly or gradually; insinuate: She wormed her way into his confidence. 3. To elicit by artful or devious means. Usually used with out of: wormed a confession out of the suspect. 4. To cure of intestinal worms. 5. Nautical To wrap yarn or twine spirally around (rope). v.intr. 1. To move in a manner suggestive of a worm. 2. To make one's way by artful or devious means: He can't worm out of this situation. [Middle English, from Old English wurm, variant of wyrm; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
worm
Noun
1. a small invertebrate animal with a long thin body and no limbs
2. an insect larva that looks like a worm
3. a despicable or weak person
4. a slight trace: a worm of doubt
5. a shaft on which a spiral thread has been cut, for example in a gear arrangement in which such a shaft drives a toothed wheel
6. Computers a type of virus
Verb
1. to rid (an animal) of worms in its intestines
2. worm one's way
a. to go or move slowly and with difficulty: I had to worm my way out sideways from the bench
b. to get oneself into a certain situation or position gradually: worming your way into my good books
3. worm out of to obtain (information) from someone who is not willing to provide it: it took me weeks to worm the facts out of him
See also worms [Old English wyrm]
WORM
Noun
Computers write once read many (times): an optical disk which enables users to store their own data
| worm (wûrm) 1. Any of various invertebrate animals having a soft, long body that is round or flattened and usually lacks limbs. The term worm is used variously to refer to the segmented worms (or annelids, such as the earthworm), roundworms (or nematodes), flatworms (or platyhelminths), and various other groups. 2. A destructive computer program that copies itself over and over until it fills all of the storage space on a computer's hard drive or on a network. A Closer Look Earthworms are one of many types of worms, including those of the flat and round species. Over a century ago, Charles Darwin spent 39 years studying earthworms and wrote The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms with Observations on Their Habits, an entire book that described his research on earthworm behavior and intelligence and further explained how important earthworms are to agriculture. "Long before [the plow] existed," he wrote, "the land was, in fact, regularly plowed and still continues to be thus plowed by earthworms. It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world." Darwin was referring to the way that earthworms naturally mix and till soil, while both improving its structure and increasing its nutrients. As they tunnel in the soil, earthworms open channels that allow in air and water, improving drainage and easing the way for plants to send down roots; they also carry nutrients from deep soils to the surface. Earthworms eat plant material in the soil, decaying leaves, and leaf litter, and their own waste provides nourishment for plants and other organisms. Slime, a secretion of earthworms, contains nitrogen, an important plant nutrient. It is estimated that each year earthworms in one acre of land move 18 or more tons of soil. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | worm - 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 invertebrate - any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification helminth, parasitic worm - worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes woodworm - a larva of a woodborer acanthocephalan, spiny-headed worm - any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines arrowworm, chaetognath - any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth flatworm, platyhelminth - parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body nemertean, nemertine, proboscis worm, ribbon worm - soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract beard worm, pogonophoran - slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom nematode, nematode worm, roundworm - unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm - worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally |
| 2. | worm - a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable | |
| 3. |  worm - a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network; "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers"malevolent program - a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects | |
| 4. | worm - screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack screw - a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head worm gear - gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion | |
| Verb | 1. |  worm - to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" wrench - make a sudden twisting motion |
Translations
n worm [wəːm]
a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm. wurm دودَه червей červ orm; -orm der Wurm σκουλήκι gusano, lombriz (vihma)uss کرم mato ver (de terre) תוֹלַעַת कृमि crv féreg cacing ormur verme 虫 벌레, 지렁이 sliekas tārps; kāpurs; slieka cacing worm mark dżdżownica verme vierme червяк červík črv crv mask หนอน solucan, kurt 蠕蟲 черв'як, хробак کیڑا con giun 蠕虫
v
1 to make (one's way) slowly or secretly He wormed his way to the front of the crowd. wurm يَتَسَلَّل، يَسيرُ بِبُطء провирам се vetřít se møve sig sich schlängeln γλιστρώ deslizarse, insinuarse pugema مانند کرم حرکت کردن ujuttautua (se) faufiler לָנוּע לְאַט कठिनाई से आगे बढ़ना migoljiti se beférkőzik vhová beringsut-ingsut skríða, mjaka sér (farsi strada) 徐々に進む 천천히 나아가다, 몰래 나아가다 skintis (kelią) []līst; []kļūt; []spraukties menyusup (zich) wurmen sno/åle seg, snike przecisnąć/wcisnąć się ir aos poucos a (se) târî пробираться, ползти votrieť sa zriniti se izmigoljiti se orma (åla, slingra) sig ทำช้า ๆ ağır ağır dikkatle ilerlemek 緩慢(或秘密)前進 заповзати دھیرے دھیرے اپنا راستہ بنا لینا luồn vào 缓慢（或秘密）前进
2 to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone) It took me hours to worm the true story out of him. skud, wurm, druk يَسْتَدْرِج بالكَلام، يَحْصَل على مَعْلومات بِصُعوبَه измъквам vytáhnout (z někoho) hive entlocken βγάζω με το τσιγκέλι sacar, sonsacar, ganarse la confianza de alguien välja kookima, kätte saama با مکر و حیله به دست آوردن kalastaa tietoja soutirer (qqch. à qqn) לְהוֹצִיא מִמֶנוֹ कठिनाई से सूचना पाना izmamiti, izvući vmit kicsal vkiből memeras veiða e-ð upp úr e-m estorcere, carpire 徐々に引き出す (비밀 등을) 교묘히 캐내다 išgauti izdibināt; izvilkt (ziņas) mencungkil atau mengorek rahsia ontfutselen lirke/lure noe ut av en wydobyć conseguir saber aos poucos a smulge/a obţine (un secret, o informaţie) выпытывать vytiahnuť (z koho) izvleči izvući locka (lirka) ur รู้ความจริง ağzından zorla lâf almak 慢慢探得(消息) вивідати, випитати کسی سے چالاکی سے راز معلوم کر لینا moi tin 慢慢探得（消息）
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