| query | If you call a person a w___, you are insulting them by saying that they have a very weak or unpleasant character and you have no respect for them.If you call a person a worm, you are insulting them by saying that they have a very weak or unpleasant character and you have no respect for them. |
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| word | worm |
| full-definition | noun A worm is a small animal with a long thin body, no bones and no legs. If animals or people have worms, worms are living in their intestines . If you call a person a worm, you are insulting them by saying that they have a very weak or unpleasant character and you have no respect for them. A worm is a computer program that contains a virus which duplicates itself many times in a network. verb If you worm an animal, you give it medicine in order to kill the worms that are living in its intestines. I worm all my birds in early spring. All adult dogs are routinely wormed at least every six months. If you worm your way somewhere, you move there with difficulty, twisting or bending your body or making it narrow. I had to worm my way out sideways from the bench in a ridiculous, undignified fashion. The kitten wormed its way through the just-open door. If you say that someone is worming their way to success, or is worming their way into someone else's affection, you disapprove of the way that they are gradually making someone trust them or like them, often in order to deceive them or gain some advantage . She never misses a chance to worm her way into the public's hearts. Everyone knows people who have wormed their way up on old school connections. |
| inflections | wormswormingwormed |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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