rootworm 8 2 noun n noun • A worm that tunnels through the roots of young plants.
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)
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
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
tapeworm 8 2 noun n noun • ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
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
angleworm 9 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
blindworm 9 2 noun n noun • small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
• any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions
bloodworm 9 2 noun n noun • a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait
flatworm 8 2 noun n noun • parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body
glowworm 8 2 noun n noun • the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
hookworm 8 2 noun n noun • parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
• infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
inchworm 8 2 noun n noun • small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae
pinworm 7 2 noun n noun • small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children
ringworm 8 2 noun n noun • infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
roundworm 9 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
silkworm 8 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
woodworm 8 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a larva of a woodborer
fireworm 8 3 noun n
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heartworm 9 2 noun n noun • A parasitic organism that afflicts dogs, the roundworm Dirofilaria immitis.
• The condition caused by this organism.
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
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
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
perm 4 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
squirm 6 1 verb v noun • the act of wiggling
verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
armyworm 8 3 noun n noun • noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
• moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes
• larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted
arrowworm 9 3 noun n noun • any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth
bollworm 8 2 noun n noun • any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls
cabbageworm 11 3 noun n noun • toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly
caddisworm 10 3 noun n noun • larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris
cankerworm 10 3 noun n noun • green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees
caseworm 8 2 noun n noun • insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body
cutworm 7 2 noun n noun • North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground
eelworm 7 2 noun n noun • any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms
fishworm 8 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
jointworm 9 2 noun n noun • larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains
lobworm 7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
lugworm 7 2 noun n noun • marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
mealworm 8 2 verb, noun v, n noun • the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae
shipworm 8 2 noun n noun • wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells
slowworm 8 2 noun n noun • small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
strawworm 9 2 noun n noun • larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris
• larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains
threadworm 10 2 noun n noun • small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children
webworm 7 2 noun n noun • several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed
wheatworm 9 2 noun n noun • small roundworm parasitic on wheat
wireworm 8 2 noun n noun • wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants
bagworm 7 2 noun n noun • A member of the family Psychidae of the Lepidoptera.
• Eastern tent caterpillar.
• Fall webworm.
beworm 6 2 verb v
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earworm 7 2 noun n noun • A tune that keeps replaying in one's head or that one keeps thinking about, especially if unwanted.
• (originally United States) Short for corn earworm (“larva of the moths Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, which are agricultural pests”).
• An earwig.
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