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Definitions

worm

[wurm] / wɜrm /


NOUN
grub
Synonyms


NOUN
maggot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
















Example Sentences

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This same effect is experienced by millions of people worldwide who live with long-term parasitic worm infections.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

Most worm infections are not serious though and can be easily treated with medicine.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

GTG-1002 should be remembered the way we recall the first internet worm or the first ransomware wave: as an inflection point.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

In his whole entire life, Sam had never once seen a baby worm.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry