Worms

[ wurmz; German vawrms ]

/ wɜrmz; German vɔrms /

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noun

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

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

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How to use Worms in a sentence

I ate the staple corn paste sadza every day and tasted fried mopane worms.
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When you crush an insect, you have all these long worms uncoiling from the belly.
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The NPS also believes in roads and tourist viewing; like most government institutions, it is a can of worms.
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Worms and amphipods, along with other animals, use or bury the pellets, which Havens observed after preliminary experiments.
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Some came wrapped in what looked like puffed up fabric worms, with hair just as knotted and twisted.
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And he was inclined to believe that it was Grandfather Mole that was to blame for the scarcity of worms in the neighborhood.
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He urged the growing of mulberry trees and the propagation of silk worms, as being of more value than tobacco.
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And then, probably, Jolly Robin would laugh and tell her not to mind, for there ought to be worms enough for everybody.
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But what if I catch the fish by using a hired boat and a hired net, or by buying worms as bait from some one who has dug them?
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Mr. Blackbird began to be afraid that there wouldn't be worms enough left for himself.
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British Dictionary definitions for Worms (1 of 2)

worms

/ (wɜːmz) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for Worms (2 of 2)

Worms

/ (wɜːmz, German vɔrms) /

noun

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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