Synonyms of the word

worm

• n. A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.
• n. More loosely, any of various tubular invertebrates resembling annelids but not closely related to them,…
• n. (archaic) A type of wingless "dragon", especially a gigantic sea serpent.
• n. (fantasy, science fiction) Either a mythical "dragon" (especially wingless), a gigantic sea serpent, or…
• n. A contemptible or devious being.
• n. (computing) A self-replicating program that propagates through a network.
• n. (cricket) A graphical representation of the total runs scored in an innings.
• n. Anything helical, especially the thread of a screw.
• n. (obsolete) Any creeping or crawling animal, such as a snake, snail, or caterpillar.
• n. (figuratively) An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one’s mind with remorse.
• n. (mathematics) A strip of linked tiles sharing parallel edges in a tiling.
• v. (transitive) To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.
• v. (intransitive) To move with one's body dragging the ground.
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) To work one's way by artful or devious means.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To work (one's way or oneself) (into) gradually or slowly; to insinuate.
• v. To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means; often followed by out.
• v. (transitive, figuratively, in “worm out of”) To drag out of, to get information that someone is reluctant…
• v. (transitive, nautical) To fill in the contlines of (a rope) before parcelling and serving.
• v. (transitive) To deworm (an animal).
• v. (transitive) To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of (a dog, etc.) for the purpose of checking…
• v. (transitive) To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm.

insect

• n. An arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
• n. (colloquial) Any small arthropod similar to an insect including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc.
• n. (derogatory) A contemptible or powerless person.

invertebrate

• n. An animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone.
• n. (informal) A spineless person; a coward.
• adj. Lacking a backbone.

louse

• n. A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Phthiraptera.
• n. (colloquial, dated, not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who has recently taken…
• v. To remove lice from the body of a person or animal; to delouse.

move

• v. (intransitive) To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to…
• v. (intransitive) To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act.
• v. (intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and…
• v. (intransitive, chess, and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of…
• v. (transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry,…
• v. (transitive, chess) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the…
• v. (transitive) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion,…
• v. (transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion,…
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue);…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.
• v. (law, transitive, intransitive) To request an action from the court.
• n. The act of moving; a movement.
• n. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
• n. A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand…
• n. The event of changing one's residence.
• n. A change in strategy.
• n. A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
• n. (board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules…

screw

• n. A device that has a helical function.
• n. (derogatory) A prison guard.
• n. (derogatory) An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.
• n. (US, slang, dated) An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or…
• n. (vulgar, slang) Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.
• n. (vulgar, slang) A casual sexual partner.
• n. (slang) Salary, wages.
• n. (billiards) Backspin.
• n. (slang) A small packet of tobacco.
• n. (dated) An old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.
• n. (mathematics) A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated…
• n. An amphipod crustacean.
• n. (dated, slang) A prison guard.
• v. (transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
• v. (transitive, vulgar, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
• v. (transitive, slang) To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation. Sometimes used…
• v. (transitive) To apply pressure on; to put the screws on.
• v. To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions.
• v. (transitive) To contort.
• v. (soccer, transitive) To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.
• v. (billiard, snooker, pool) To screw back.
• v. (US, slang, dated) To examine (a student) rigidly; to subject to a severe examination.

squirm

• v. To twist one’s body with snakelike motions.
• v. To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.
• v. To evade (a question, an interviewer etc).
• v. (figuratively) To move in a slow, irregular motion.
• n. A twisting, snakelike movement of the body.

twist

• n. A twisting force.
• n. Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.
• n. The form given in twisting.
• n. The degree of stress or strain when twisted.
• n. A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together.
• n. A sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc.
• n. A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.
• n. A distortion to the meaning of a word or passage.
• n. An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.
• n. A type of dance characterised by rotating one’s hips. See.
• n. A rotation of the body when diving.
• n. A sprain, especially to the ankle.
• n. (obsolete) A twig.
• n. (slang) A girl, a woman.
• n. (obsolete) A roll of twisted dough, baked.
• n. A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together.
• n. The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.
• n. (obsolete, slang) A beverage made of brandy and gin.
• n. A strong individual tendency or bent; inclination.
• v. To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
• v. To join together by twining one part around another.
• v. To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
• v. To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
• v. (reflexive) To wind into; to insinuate.
• v. To turn a knob etc.
• v. To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.
• v. To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).
• v. To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.
• v. (intransitive, of a path) To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.
• v. (transitive) To cause to rotate.
• v. (intransitive) To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).
• v. (transitive) To coax.
• v. (card games) In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.

wrestle

• n. A wrestling bout.
• n. A struggle.
• v. (intransitive) To contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw, immobilize or otherwise…
• v. (intransitive) To struggle or strive.
• v. (transitive) To take part in a wrestling match with someone.
• v. (transitive) To move or lift something with difficulty.
• v. (transitive) To throw a calf etc in order to brand it.
• v. (transitive) To fight.

wriggle

• v. (intransitive) To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.
• v. (transitive) To cause to or make something wriggle.
• n. A wriggling movement.

writhe

• v. (transitive) To twist, to wring (something).
• v. (transitive) To contort (a part of the body).
• v. (intransitive) To twist or contort the body; to be distorted.
• n. (knot theory) The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot.