term 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a word or expression used for some particular thing
• a limited period of time
• (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
• any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
• one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
• the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
• (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
verb • name formally or designate with a term
worm 4 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)
germ 4 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
confirm 7 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
affirm 6 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
firm 4 1 noun, adjective n, adj 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
herm 4 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
squirm 6 1 verb v noun • the act of wiggling
verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
berm 4 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
therm 5 1 noun n noun • a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units
bookworm 8 2 noun n noun • a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
• someone who spends a great deal of time reading
earthworm 9 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
midterm 7 2 noun, adjective n, adj 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
infirm 6 2 adjective adj adjective satellite • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
• lacking firmness of will or character or purpose
reaffirm 8 3 verb v reconfirm 9 3 verb v cutworm 7 2 noun n noun • North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground
endosperm 9 3 noun n noun • nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants
disconfirm 10 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.
chirm 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc.
verb • To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird does.
long-term 8 2 adjective adj adjective satellite • relating to or extending over a relatively long time
short-term 9 2 adjective adj adjective satellite • relating to or extending over a limited period
ferm 4 1 verb v
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disaffirm 9 3 verb v verb • To deny, contradict or repudiate
interfirm 9 3 adjective adj
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superfirm 9 3 adjective adj
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academic term 12 5 noun n noun • the time during which a school holds classes
annelid worm 11 4 noun n noun • worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
army worm 8 2 noun n noun • noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
beard worm 9 2 noun n noun • slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom
bladder worm 11 2 noun n noun • encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm
carry to term 11 4 verb • carry out a pregnancy
degree of a term 13 6 noun n noun • the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term
dew worm 7 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
fishing worm 11 3 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
guinea worm 10 2 noun n noun • a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin
• parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates
gun worm 7 2 noun n noun • a corkscrew-like device used to remove unspent charges from the barrel of a musket.
major term 9 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion
measuring worm 13 3 noun n noun • small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae
middle term 10 2 noun n noun • the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion
minor term 9 2 noun n noun • the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion
nematode worm 12 5 noun n noun • unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
oligochaete worm 15 6 noun n noun • hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body
parasitic worm 13 5 noun n noun • worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
peanut worm 10 3 noun n noun • small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut
polychaete worm 14 5 noun n noun • chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
polychete worm 13 5 noun n noun • chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
potato worm 10 4 noun n noun • large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm
prison term 10 3 noun n noun • the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
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