wormes

A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.

More loosely, any of various tubular invertebrates resembling annelids but not closely related to them, such as velvet worms, acorn worms, flatworms, or roundworms.

(computing) A self-replicating program that propagates through a network, differing from a virus in usually lacking any destructive effects.

A contemptible or devious being.

(informal or poetic) A maggot.

(cricket) A graphical representation of the total runs scored across a number of overs.

Anything helical, especially the thread of a screw.

A short revolving screw whose threads drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel or rack by gearing into its teeth.

(fantasy, science fiction) Either a mythical "dragon" (especially wingless), a gigantic sea serpent, or a creature that resembles a Mongolian death worm.

(archaic or poetic) Any creeping or crawling animal, such as a snake, snail, or caterpillar.

(archaic) A type of wingless "dragon", especially a gigantic sea serpent or any kind of dragon.

The spiral wire of a corkscrew.

The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound to save space.

(anatomy) A muscular band in the tongue of some animals, such as dogs; the lytta.

(anatomy) The lytta.

(preceded by definite article) A dance, or dance move, in which the dancer lies on the floor and undulates the body horizontally thereby moving forwards.

(mathematics) A strip of linked tiles sharing parallel edges in a tiling.

(figuratively) An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one’s mind with remorse.

A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.

A surname.

(computing, computer hardware) Initialism of write once, read many.

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

(intransitive, figuratively) To work one's way by artful or devious means.

(transitive, figuratively) To work (one's way or oneself) (into) gradually or slowly; to insinuate.

(transitive, figuratively, in “worm out of”) To drag out of, to get information that someone is reluctant or unwilling to give (through artful or devious means or by pleading or asking repeatedly).

(transitive) To deworm (an animal).

(transitive) To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm.

(transitive, nautical) To fill in the contlines of (a rope) before parcelling and serving.

(transitive) To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of (a dog, etc.) for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw, and formerly supposed to guard against canine madness.

(transitive) To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.

(often followed by out) To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means.