Worms

Worms (wûrmz, vôrms)

A city of southwest Germany on the Rhine River north-northwest of Mannheim. Originally a Celtic settlement, it was the site of the Diet of Worms (1521) in which Martin Luther refused to recant his beliefs and was outlawed by the Roman Catholic Church. It is an industrial city. Population: 82,200.

worms [wɜːmz]

(Medicine / Pathology) (functioning as singular) any disease or disorder, usually of the intestine, characterized by infestation with parasitic worms

Worms [wɜːmz (German) vɔrms]

(Placename) a city in SW Germany, in Rhineland-Palatinate on the Rhine: famous as the seat of imperial diets, notably that of 1521, before which Luther defended his doctrines in the presence of Charles V; river port and manufacturing centre with a large wine trade. Pop.: 77 430 (1991)

Worms

See also zoology.

helminthology

the branch of zoology that studies worms, especially parasitic worms. — helminthologist, n. — helminthologic, helminthologieal, adj.

helminthophobia

an abnormal fear of being infested with worms.

scoleciphobia

an abnormal fear of worms.

scolecology

a study of worms.

sericulture

the breeding and raising of silk worms for the production of silk. — sericulturist, n. — sericultural, adj.

taeniacide, teniacide

an agent or preparation for killing tapeworms. — taeniacidal, teniacidal, adj.

vermeology

Rare. helminthology. — vermeologist, n.

vermicide

a substance for killing worms, especially intestinal worms, in animals or humans. Cf. vermifuge.

vermiculation

motion similar to that of a worm. See also motion; ornamentation.

vermifuge

a drug for expelling worms from the intestinal tract. Cf. vermicide. — vermifuge, adj.

vermination

the state or process of being infested with worms or vermin.

vermiphobia

an abnormal fear of worms.

worms

can of worms - Based on an image of a container of maggots for use as fish bait.
food for worms, food for fishes - A dead human being is food for worms; a drowning victim is food for fishes.
silkworm - Is not a worm, but a caterpillar.
wormwood - There are no worms or wood involved in wormwood, which is an alteration of the word wermod, a plant used for making vermouth, absinthe and medicine.

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angleworm
annelid worm
class Oligochaeta
corn worm
dew worm
dracunculiasis
earthworm
fishing worm
fishworm
food for fishes
guinea worm
Guinea worm disease
helminth
helminthology
invertebrate
nightcrawler
nightwalker
oligochaete
oligochaete worm

Worms of the riper grave unhid By any kindly coffin lid, Obscene and shameless to the light, Seethe in insatiate appetite, Through putrid offal; while above The hissing blow-fly seeks his love, Whose offspring, supping where they supt, Consume corruption twice corrupt.

Actions and Reactions by Kipling, Rudyard View in context

And as wholesome meat corrupteth to little worms, so good forms and orders corrupt, into a number of petty observances.

The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context

There were days when she was unhappy, she did not know why,--when it did not seem worth while to be glad or sorry, to be alive or dead; when life appeared to her like a grotesque pandemonium and humanity like worms struggling blindly toward inevitable annihilation.

The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context

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