worm
Bait on hooks
A worm is any boneless creature with a tube-like body and no limbs that typically thrives only in a particular environment.
Earthworms live in soil.
Numerous kinds of parasitic worms live in humans, animals, and plants.
Infestation with these is usually referred to as worms.
A person characterized as a worm is disparaged as contemptible.
A machine part that burrows cylindrically is called a worm.
To worm your way is to move or progress in the manner of a worm.
Segmented worm phylum member
- nematodeThreadlike parasitic worm
- roundwormParasitic cylindrical worm
- flatwormCompressed soft-bodied invertebrate
- polychaeteSegmented marine annelid
leech · hookworm · pinworm · segmented · soft-bodied · hermaphrodite · larva · tubifex
Move slowly, low
- wriggleTwisting, snakelike movement
- squirmTwist from discomfort
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- writheTwist body in pain
inch · creep · burrow · undulate · snake · meander · thread · wiggle
Animal's dug dwelling
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- soilGround matter for planting
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
vermicompost · aerate · organic · decomposer · castings · topsoil · mulch · loam
One receiving guests
- infestationPest takeover situation
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- intestinalOf the gut
hookworm · pinworm · roundworm · fluke · helminth · dewormer · pathogen · larvae
Lure for prey
- hookCurved catching device
- anglerOne who casts lines
- tackleGear or takedown
- nightcrawlerBig worm, or nocturnal person
cast · lure · freshwater · trout · bass · bobber · sinker · river
annelid
Segmented worm phylum member
- nematodeThreadlike parasitic worm
- roundwormParasitic cylindrical worm
- flatwormCompressed soft-bodied invertebrate
polychaete · leech · hookworm · pinworm · segmented · soft-bodied · hermaphrodite · larva · tubifex · bristleworm
crawl
Move slowly, low
writhe · inch · creep · burrow · undulate · snake · meander · thread · wiggle · contort
burrow
Animal's dug dwelling
humus · vermicompost · aerate · organic · decomposer · castings · topsoil · mulch · loam · nutrient
host
One receiving guests
- infestationPest takeover situation
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
intestinal · hookworm · pinworm · roundworm · fluke · helminth · dewormer · pathogen · larvae · parasitic
bait
Lure for prey
nightcrawler · cast · lure · freshwater · trout · bass · bobber · sinker · river · lake
virus
Microscopic infectious agent
cybersecurity · botnet · spyware · ransomware · antivirus · exploit · payload · backdoor · hacker · phishing
gear
Toothed wheel or belongings
rotation · transmission · thread · helical · mesh · reduction · steering · mechanism · shaft · motor
- animalscat, dog, bird, fish, cow
- creaturesanimals, animal, mammals, mammal, birds
- life formsorganisms, organism, lifeforms, animal, creatures
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
- forest lifesquirrel, fox, rabbit, owl, woodpecker
- land animalsant, anteater, antelope, armadillo, badger
- can of wormsSource of unforeseen complications
- gummy wormChewy candy invertebrate
- food for wormsA dead body
- Computer wormSelf-propagating malicious software
- fishing wormBait for angling
- ear wormsSongs stuck in mind
worms, earthworm, wormy, wormed, worming, tapeworm, ringworm, wormhole, wormwood