LEARNit Dictionary
worm
noun
/wɜːm/
UK
/wɜːrm/
US
B2+
1
B2+
a long, thin creature with a soft body and no bones or legs
کرم
see also
earthworm
,
lugworm
2
C1+
long, thin creatures that live inside the bodies of humans or animals and can cause illness
کرم, انگل, کرم رودهای, کرم انگلی
The dog has worms.
see also
hookworm
,
tapeworm
3
C1+
the young form of an insect when it looks like a short worm
کرم, لارو
This apple is full of worms.
see also
glow-worm
,
silkworm
,
woodworm
4
a computer program that is a type of virus and that spreads across a network by copying itself
کرم رایانهای, وُرم
5
a person you do not like or respect, especially because they have a weak character and do not behave well towards other people
آدم پست, آدم ضعیف, فرد بیارزش, فرد ضعیفالنفس, نامرد, پست
verb
/wɜːm/
UK
/wɜːrm/
US
1
to use a twisting and turning movement, especially to move through a narrow or crowded place
پیچوتاب خوردن, راهرفتن با پیچوتاب
2
to give an animal medicine that makes
worms
pass out of its body in the faeces
کرمزدایی کردن, دفع کرم, پاکسازی از کرم, انگلزدایی کردن