English

Etymology
From ME. worm, from OE. wyrm, serpent, dragon, worm, from PG. *wurmiz, from PIE. *wrmi-, *wrmo-, serpent, scorpion, maggot, worm, possibly from Proto-Indo-European base *wer-, to turn

Noun
en-noun

1. A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum.
2. A contemptible or devious being.

#: Don't try to run away, you little worm!

1. computing A self-replicating program that propagates widely through a network.
2. cricket A graphical representation of the total runs scored in an innings.
3. Anything helical, especially the thread of a screw.
4. archaic A dragon or mythological serpent.
5. An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.

#: The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul! — Richard III, w:Shakespeare|William Shakespeare

Translations
trans-top|animal
Arabic: د�دة|د��د�ة (dú�da) f, د�د|د��د� (du�d) p, د�دا�|د��د�ا� (didá�n) p
Bosnian: t-|bs|crv|m
Bulgarian: t+|bg|�е�вей|m|tr�ervej|scCyrl
Catalan: cuc m
Chinese: � (chóng)
Croatian: t-|hr|crv|m
Czech: t-|cs|�erv|m
Dutch: t+|nl|worm|m, t+|nl|pier|m
Erzya: ��к� (suks)
Estonian: t-|et|uss
Finnish: t+|fi|mato
French: t+|fr|ver|m
German: t+|de|Wurm|m
Greek: t+|el|�κ�ληξ|m|trskólix|scGrek
Hebrew: ת��ע (tolah) m
Hungarian: t+|hu|kukac
Indonesian: t+|id|cacing|xs=Indonesian
Italian: t-|it|verme|m
Japanese: � (��, mushí), �� (����, mushikera)
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Korean: �� (beolle)
Kurdish: t-|ku|کر�|sc=KUchar
Latin: t+|la|vermis|m
Latvian t�rps m
Lithuanian: kirm�l� f; kirminas m (also means insect larvae)
Maori: t-|mi|noke|xsMaori, t-|mi|toke|xsMaori
Occitan vèrm m
Ojibwe: moose#Ojibwe|moose
Polish: robak m
Portuguese: t+|pt|verme|m
Romanian: t-|ro|vierme|m
Russian: t+|ru|�е�в�|m|tr�erv'|scCyrl, t-|ru|�е�ви|p|tr�érvi|scCyrl
Serbian: t-|sr|crv|m, t-|sr|glista|f
Slovene: t+|sl|�rv|m
Spanish: t+|es|gusano|m, t+|es|lombriz|f
Swedish: t+|sv|mask|c
Tamil: ப�ழ� (pulu)
Telugu: ప�ర��� (purugu)
Thai: THchar|ห�อ� (nááwn)
Turkish: t+|tr|kurt
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trans-top|contemptible being
Arabic: ARchar|شخص د��ء|ش�خ�ص� د����ء (šá��un dáni�) m
Bosnian: t-|bs|crv|m
Bulgarian: негодник (negodnik) m, жалко ���е��во (žalko säštestvo) n
Croatian: t-|hr|crv|m
Czech: t-|cs|ubožák|m
Dutch: t+|nl|worm|m
Finnish: luihu
French: t-|fr|vermine|f, t+|fr|scarabée|m
German: elender Wurm m
Hebrew: נ��� (nivzeh) m
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Italian: t+|it|miserabile|m|f
Korean: (figurative) ��� (beoreoji), �� (jimseung)
Occitan vèrm m
Portuguese: t+|pt|miserável|m|f, t+|pt|patife|m
Russian: ��е�ва (stérva) m|f, негод�й (negodjáj) m, негод�йка (negodjájka) f
Spanish: t+|es|gusano|m
Swedish: stackare c, kräk n
Ukrainian: нег�дник (nehidnik) m
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trans-top|self-replicating program
Bosnian: t-|bs|crv|m
Croatian: t-|hr|crv|m
Dutch: t+|nl|worm|m
Finnish: t+|fi|mato
French: t+|fr|ver|m
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German: t+|de|Wurm|m
Italian: t-|it|verme|m
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trans-top|cricket term
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trans-top|something helical, especially the thread of a screw
Dutch: t+|nl|draad|m
Finnish: jengat p, kierre
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German: Gewinde n
Spanish guirnalda f
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trans-top|dragon or mythological serpent
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trans-top|internal tormentor
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Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To move with one's body dragging the ground.

#: We wormed our way through the underbrush.

1. intransitive figuratively To get (into) in a devious way.

#: He wormed his way into the organization
#: intransitive To work through something slowly or gradually.

1. intransitive nautical To fill in the contlines of a rope before parcell|parcelling and serve|serving.

#: Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way.

Translations
trans-top|to move with one's body dragging the ground
Dutch: zich wurmen
Finnish: t-|fi|madella
French: t-|fr|ramper
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trans-top|to get (into) in a devious way
Dutch: zich wurmen
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trans-top|to work through something slowly or gradually
Dutch: zich wurmen
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Derived terms
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blindworm
bookworm
the early bird catches the worm
earthworm
fishing worm
flatworm
glowworm
lugworm
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ringworm
silkworm
slowworm
tapeworm
woodworm
wormhole
wormwood
wormy
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See also
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grub
maggot
Trojan horse
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vermiform
virus
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Category:1000 English basic words

Dutch

Noun
worm m (plural wormen, diminutive wormpje)

1. worm#English|worm

Category:Dutch nouns
Category:Worms|*
Category:nl:Animals

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id:worm
it:worm
kk:worm
ku:worm
la:worm
hu:worm
nl:worm
ja:worm
ru:worm
simple:worm
fi:worm
sv:worm
ta:worm
te:worm
vi:worm
tr:worm
uk:worm
zh:worm

• 2007-12-21 14:24 - Tbot - added t for bg, el, sl, pt

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