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round|worm — «ROWND WURM», noun. any one of a group of worms that have long round bodies and live in soil or water or are parasitic in animals and plants; nematode. The hookworm, trichina, and filaria are roundworms. »There is hardly a spot on the earth that… … Useful english dictionary
round·worm — /ˈraʊndˌwɚm/ noun, pl worms [count] : a small worm with a long, round body that lives inside the bodies of people and animals … Useful english dictionary
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worm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. earthworm, angleworm; maggot, larva, grub, caterpillar; insect; crawler, nightcrawler; flatworm, platyhelminth, tapeworm, cestode, nematode, round worm, ascarid, pinworm, annelid; wretch; screw,… … English dictionary for students
Worm — Worm, v. t. 1. To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means; often followed by out. [1913 Webster] They find themselves wormed out of all power. Swift. [1913 Webster] They . . . wormed things out of me that I had no… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Round — (round), n. 1. Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a ring. The golden round [the crown]. Shak. [1913 Webster] In labyrinth of many a round self rolled. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Round of beef — Round Round (round), n. 1. Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a ring. The golden round [the crown]. Shak. [1913 Webster] In labyrinth of many a round self rolled. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A series of changes or events ending where it began; a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Round steak — Round Round (round), n. 1. Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a ring. The golden round [the crown]. Shak. [1913 Webster] In labyrinth of many a round self rolled. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A series of changes or events ending where it began; a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
worm — wormer, n. wormlike, wormish, adj. /werrm/, n. 1. Zool. any of numerous long, slender, soft bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids. 2.… … Universalium
worm — /wɜm / (say werm) noun 1. Zoology any of the long, slender, soft bodied bilateral invertebrates including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, and annelids. 2. (in popular language) any of numerous small creeping animals with… …
