/wɜːm/
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Translation
A small, long, thin animal with a soft body and no legs that lives in the ground.
Word origin
From Old English wyrm, which meant worm, snake, or even dragon.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- wyrm
Examples
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Birds eat worms; they find them in the ground.
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Worms come up out of the wet ground when it rains.
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People who fish often put a worm on the hook.
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