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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 worm n. Pronunciation: ' wərm Function: noun Usage: often attrib Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wyrm serpent, worm; akin to Old High German wurm serpent, worm, Latin vermis worm Date: before 12th century 1 a : EARTHWORM broadly : an annelid worm b : any of numerous relatively small elongated usually naked and soft-bodied animals (as a grub, pinworm, tapeworm, shipworm, or slowworm) 2 a : a human being who is an object of contempt, loathing, or pity : WRETCH b : something that torments or devours from within 3 archaic : SNAKE , SERPENT 4 : HELMINTHIASIS ― usually used in plural 5 : something (as a mechanical device) spiral or vermiculate in form or appearance: as a : the thread of a screw b : a short revolving screw whose threads gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or a rack c : ARCHIMEDES' SCREW also : a conveyor working on the principle of such a screw 6 : a usually small self-contained and self-replicating computer program that invades computers on a network and usually performs a destructive action –worm·like \- ˌ līk\ adjective ]]> 2 worm n. Function: intransitive verb Date: 1610 : to move or proceed sinuously or insidiously transitive verb 1 a : to proceed or make (one's way) insidiously or deviously < worm their way into positions of power ― Bill Franzen> b : to insinuate or introduce (oneself) by devious or subtle means c : to cause to move or proceed in or as if in the manner of a worm 2 : to wind rope or yarn spirally round and between the strands of (a cable or rope) before serving 3 : to obta…