worms 5 1 noun n noun • 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
• a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
• a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
• screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
earthworms 10 2 noun n noun • terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
silkworms 9 2 noun n noun • the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
• larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
squirms 7 1 verb v noun • the act of wiggling
verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
terms 5 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun • status with respect to the relations between people or groups
• the amount of money needed to purchase something
firms 5 1 noun n noun • the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
adverb • with resolute determination
adjective satellite • marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
• not soft or yielding to pressure
• strong and sure
• not subject to revision or change
• (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling
• not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
• securely established
• possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue
• securely fixed in place
• unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
verb • become taut or tauter
• make taut or tauter
berms 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope
• a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
germs 5 1 noun n noun • anything that provides inspiration for later work
• a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
• a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
herms 5 1 noun n noun • a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost
midterms 8 2 noun n noun • the middle of the gestation period
• middle of an academic term or a political term in office
• an examination administered in the middle of an academic term
affirms 7 2 verb v verb • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
• to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
• say yes to
confirms 8 2 verb v verb • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
• strengthen or make more firm
• make more firm
• support a person for a position
• administer the rite of confirmation to
reaffirms 9 2 verb, adverb v, adv sperms 6 1 noun n noun • the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
can of worms 10 3 noun n noun • a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity
glassworms 10 2 noun n
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lungworms 9 2 noun n noun • Any of several nematode worms, of the family Metastrongylidae, that are parasitic to mammalian lungs
roundworms 10 2 noun n noun • infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
• unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
spanworms 9 2 noun n noun • A measuring worm or inchworm (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
fireworms 9 3 noun n
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infirms 7 2 verb, adjective v, adj
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perms 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
• the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains
verb • give a permanent wave to
preterms 8 2 noun n
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thermes 7 2 adverb, noun adv, n
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therms 6 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units
talk terms 9 2 verb, noun v, n verb • discuss the terms of an arrangement
budworms 8 2 noun n noun • Any of various moth caterpillars.
cairngorms 10 2 noun n noun • a smoky yellow or brown quartz
clamworms 9 2 noun n
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conforms 8 2 verb v verb • be similar, be in line with
• adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
corms 5 1 noun n noun • solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure
blastoderms 11 3 noun n noun • a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula
disconfirms 11 3 verb v verb • To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.
ectoderms 9 3 noun n noun • the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
ectotherms 10 3 noun n noun • an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals
endotherms 10 3 noun n noun • An animal that maintains a constant body temperature
entoderms 9 3 noun n noun • the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems
eurytherms 10 3 noun n
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homoiotherms 12 5 noun n noun • an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature
pachyderms 10 3 noun n noun • any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus
superfirms 10 3 noun n
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cabbageworms 12 4 noun n noun • toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly
caddisworms 11 3 noun n noun • larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris
cankerworms 11 3 noun n noun • green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees
caseworms 9 3 noun • insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body
chloroforms 11 3 verb v noun • a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic
verb • anesthetize with chloroform
coliforms 9 3 noun n
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counterreforms 14 4
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cruciforms 10 3 noun, adjective n, adj adjective satellite • shaped like a cross
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