worm synonyms

worm

n.

  1. A small crawling animal

    caterpillar, grub, larva, maggot, leech, parasite, helminth.

    Common worms include: angleworm, earthworm, threadworm, pinworm, hookworm, tapeworm, galleyworm, silkworm, flatworm, blindworm, roundworm, annelid worm, cutworm, inchworm, measuring worm, army worm, cotton worm, wire worm.

  2. A debased creature

    wretch, hypocrite, beggar, fraud, brute, scoundrel, reprobate, snake, low-life, shyster, trickster, sneak, devil, demon, hellhound, scum, creep*, riffraff*, sharper*, swindler*, hoaxer.

  3. Helminthiasis; usually plural

    hookworm, intestinal worms, tapeworms; see infection 1.

worm

v.

inch, insinuate oneself, sidle; see crawl 1, sneak.

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