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  Worms

  noun

  a city in E Rhineland-Palatinate, in SW Germany.
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  worms

  noun

  (functioning as singular) any disease or disorder, usually of the intestine, characterized by infestation with parasitic worms

Worms

American  

[wurmz, vawrms] / wɜrmz, vɔrms /

noun

1. a city in E Rhineland-Palatinate, in SW Germany.

2. Diet of, the council, or diet, held here (1521) at which Luther was condemned as a heretic.

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Worms ¹ British  

/ vɔrms, wɜːmz /

noun

1. a city in SW Germany, in Rhineland-Palatinate on the Rhine: famous as the seat of imperial diets, notably that of 1521, before which Luther defended his doctrines in the presence of Charles V; river port and manufacturing centre with a large wine trade. Pop: 81 100 (2003 est)

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worms ² British  

/ wɜːmz /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) any disease or disorder, usually of the intestine, characterized by infestation with parasitic worms

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Worms that lacked fmo-2 entirely also explored their environment less frequently than normal worms.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2025

Worms do not eat brain tissue, experts say, but the idea is a non-medical or layman's understanding of what parasites might do if they enter the central nervous system.

From BBC ● May 8, 2024

Worms convert garden trimmings and table scraps into a nutrient-dense, fluffy soil amendment and fertilizer that can be used on indoor or outdoor plants.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2023

Rather, an influx of German immigrants settled this area in the 1800s and likely named the place after Worms, Germany, according to Nebraska’s The Grand Island Independent.

From National Geographic ● Nov. 20, 2023

Worms caught in the sun squirm for cover.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Founded by MIT researchers, Liquid AI invented a new architecture known as liquid neural networks, adaptive and efficient systems inspired by the neural activity of worms known scientifically as C. elegans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

But it’s a can of worms he didn’t have to open — the clearest statement we’ll ever get of who Newsom is as a leader.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

In the autumn they are an essential source of food for animals such as deer and badgers, all the way down to things that live in the soil such as worms and woodlice.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Highlighting worries about the technology, Smith pointed to a recent Anthropic report suggesting small AI models may be only months away from behaving like computer worms, copying themselves from one internet-connected device to the next.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

I learned my lesson with the mud worms, so I drug out an old piece of plywood and lay on that.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

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