| 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 [wɜːm]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various invertebrates, esp the annelids (earthworms, etc.), nematodes (roundworms), and flatworms, having a slender elongated body Related adj vermicular
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various insect larvae having an elongated body, such as the silkworm and wireworm
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various unrelated animals that resemble annelids, nematodes, etc., such as the glow-worm and shipworm
4. a gnawing or insinuating force or agent that torments or slowly eats away
5. a wretched or spineless person
6. anything that resembles a worm in appearance or movement
7. (Engineering / Tools) 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
8. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a spiral pipe cooled by air or flowing water, used as a condenser in a still
9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a nontechnical name for lytta
10. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any wormlike organ, structure, or part, such as the middle lobe of the cerebellum (vermis cerebelli) Technical name vermis
11. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a program that duplicates itself many times in a network and prevents its destruction. It often carries a logic bomb or virus
vb
1. to move, act, or cause to move or act with the slow sinuous movement of a worm
2. (foll by in, into, out of, etc.) to make (one's way) slowly and stealthily; insinuate (oneself)
3. (tr; often foll by out of or from) to extract (information, a secret, etc.) from by persistent questioning
4. (tr) to free from or purge of worms
5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr) Nautical to wind yarn around (a rope) so as to fill the spaces between the strands and render the surface smooth for parcelling and serving See also worms
[Old English wyrm; related to Old Frisian wirm, Old High German wurm, Old Norse ormr, Gothic waurms, Latin vermis, Greek romos woodworm]
wormer n
wormlike , wormish adj
WORM [wɜːm]
n Computing
acronym for
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) write once read many times: an optical disk that enables users to store data but not change it
| 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 |
worm noun
Translations
worm [wɜːm]
A. N
1. (= earthworm) → gusano m, lombriz f
the worm will turn → la paciencia tiene un límite
see also glow
the worm will turn → la paciencia tiene un límite
see also glow
2. (in fruit, vegetable) → gusano m (also Comput)
4. (pej) (= person) → gusano m
B. VT
1. (= wriggle) he wormed his way out through the narrow window → salió arrastrándose por la estrecha ventana
to worm one's way into a group (pej) → infiltrarse en un grupo
to worm one's way into sb's confidence (pej) → ganarse la confianza de algn
to worm one's way into a group (pej) → infiltrarse en un grupo
to worm one's way into sb's confidence (pej) → ganarse la confianza de algn
2. (pej) (= extract) to worm a secret out of sb → arrancarle un secreto a algn
3. (= treat) [+ dog, cat, horse] → desparasitar
worm [ˈwɜːrm]
worm
worm:
n
(lit, fig inf) → Wurm m; (= wood worm) → Holzwurm m; worms (Med) → Würmer pl; the worm has turned (prov) → das Blatt hat sich gewendet; to get a worm’s eye view of something → etw aus der Froschperspektive sehen; to open a can of worms → in ein Wespennest stechen; this has opened a whole new can of worms → das wirft ganz neue Probleme auf
(Comput, Internet) → Wurm m
vt
(= wriggle) → zwängen; to worm one’s way along/through/into something → sich an etw (dat) → entlangdrücken/durch etw (acc) → durchschlängeln/in etw (acc) → hineinzwängen; to worm one’s way forward (= creep) → sich nach vorne schleichen; to worm one’s way into a position/into a group → sich in eine Stellung/eine Gruppe einschleichen; to worm one’s way into somebody’s affection → sich bei jdm einschmeicheln; to worm one’s way out of a difficulty → sich aus einer schwierigen Lage herauswinden
(= extract) to worm something out of somebody → jdm etw entlocken; you have to worm everything out of him → ihm muss man die Würmer aus der Nase ziehen
dog → eine Wurmkur machen mit (+dat)
worm:
wormcast
n vom Regenwurm aufgeworfenes Erdhäufchen
worm-eaten
adj wood → wurmstichig; (fig inf) → wurmzerfressen
worm gear
n → Schneckengetriebe nt
wormhole
n → Wurmloch nt
worm [wɜːm]
worm [wɜːm]
1. n (Zool, also) (person) (pej) → verme m
to have worms (Med) → avere i vermi
the worm will turn (Proverb) → anche la pazienza ha un limite
a can of worms (fam) → un vespaio
you worm! (fam) → verme!
to have worms (Med) → avere i vermi
the worm will turn (Proverb) → anche la pazienza ha un limite
a can of worms (fam) → un vespaio
you worm! (fam) → verme!
2. vt
a. to worm one's way through a crowd → insinuarsi tra la folla
to worm one's way into a group → infiltrarsi in un gruppo
to worm one's way into sb's confidence → riuscire a conquistare la fiducia di qn
to worm one's way into a group → infiltrarsi in un gruppo
to worm one's way into sb's confidence → riuscire a conquistare la fiducia di qn
worm [wɜːm]
1. n (Zool, also) (person) (pej) → verme m
to have worms (Med) → avere i vermi
the worm will turn (Proverb) → anche la pazienza ha un limite
a can of worms (fam) → un vespaio
you worm! (fam) → verme!
to have worms (Med) → avere i vermi
the worm will turn (Proverb) → anche la pazienza ha un limite
a can of worms (fam) → un vespaio
you worm! (fam) → verme!
2. vt
a. to worm one's way through a crowd → insinuarsi tra la folla
to worm one's way into a group → infiltrarsi in un gruppo
to worm one's way into sb's confidence → riuscire a conquistare la fiducia di qn
to worm one's way into a group → infiltrarsi in un gruppo
to worm one's way into sb's confidence → riuscire a conquistare la fiducia di qn
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 연충(지렁이, 구더기, 촌충 등) 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 luikerrella (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 움직이다 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 nyhtää 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 교묘히 비위를 맞추다 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 費勁地探得(消息) вивідати, випитати کسی سے چالاکی سے راز معلوم کر لینا moi tin 慢慢探得（消息）
WORM → دُودَة červ orm Wurm γαιοσκώληκας gusano mato ver glista verme 虫 지렁이 worm mark robak minhoca червь mask พยาธิ solucan con giun 蠕虫
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