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Definition & Synonyms
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• Worm
- (v. t.) To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm. See Worm, n. 5 (b).
- (n.) A certain muscular band in the tongue of some animals, as the dog; the lytta. See Lytta.
- (n.) Any helminth; an entozoon.
- (n.) To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of, as a dog, for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw. The operation was formerly supposed to guard against canine madness.
- (n.) Any small creeping animal or reptile, either entirely without feet, or with very short ones, including a great variety of animals; as, an earthworm; the blindworm.
- (n.) A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like.
- (n.) The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound to economize space. See Illust. of Still.
- (v. t.) To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means; -- often followed by out.
- (n.) To wind rope, yarn, or other material, spirally round, between the strands of, as a cable; to wind with spun yarn, as a small rope.
- (n.) An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts ones mind with remorse.
- (v. i.) To work slowly, gradually, and secretly.
- (n.) Same as Vermes.
- (n.) Anything spiral, vermiculated, or resembling a worm
- (n.) The thread of a screw.
- (n.) Any annelid.
- (n.) An insect larva.
- (n.) A short revolving screw, the threads of which drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into its teeth or cogs. See Illust. of Worm gearing, below.
- (n.) A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.
- (n.) A being debased and despised.
Synonyms:
Insect, Louse, Squirm, Twist, Wreathe, Wrestle, Wriggle, Writhe,
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• Worm-shell
- (n.) Any species of Vermetus.
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• Wormwood
- (n.) A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term is often extended to other species of the same genus.
- (n.) Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.
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