WORM
- (acronym) . (computing) Write Once Read Many, a type of disc drive. See write once.
- Noun. A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum.
- Noun. A contemptible or devious being.
- Noun. (computing) A self-replicating program that propagates widely through a network.
- Noun. (cricket) A graphical representation of the total runs scored in an innings.
- Noun. Anything helical, especially the thread of a screw.
- Noun. (archaic) A dragon or mythological serpent.
- Noun. An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.
- Verb. (transitive) To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.
- Verb. (transitive, figuratively) To work (one's way or oneself) (into) gradually or slowly; to insinuate.
- Verb. (transitive, figuratively) To obtain information from someone through artful or devious means (usually used with ''out of'').
- Verb. (transitive, nautical) To fill in the contlines of a rope before parcelling and serving.
- Verb. (transitive) To deworm an animal.
- Verb. (intransitive) To move with one's body dragging the ground.
- Verb. (intransitive, figuratively) To work one's way by artful or devious means.
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