worms
nounUK /wɜːmz/
US /wɝːmz/
Worms are long, thin, soft animals with no legs that live in the ground.
The birds were looking for worms after the rain.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A worm is a small creature that lives inside the body and can make you sick.
The doctor gave him medicine to get rid of the worms.
3. A worm is a computer program that spreads by itself and harms computers.
The virus spread like a worm through the network.
4. To worm your way somewhere means to move there slowly and carefully.
She wormed her way through the crowd to the front.