worms

Worms

geographical name

city in southwestern Germany on the Rhine River north-northwest of Mannheim {it}population{/it} 79,000

worm

verb

{bc}to move or proceed sinuously or insidiously

worm

noun

{bc}{sx|earthworm||}

can of worms

noun phrase

{bc}{sx|pandorau0027s box||}

open a can of worms

idiom

{bc}to create a complicated situation in which doing something to correct a problem leads to many more problems

acorn worm

noun

{bc}any of a class (Enteropneusta) of burrowing wormlike marine animals having an acorn-shaped proboscis and classified with the hemichordates

arrow worm

noun

{bc}any of a phylum (Chaetognatha) of small planktonic wormlike marine organisms having curved bristles on either side of the head for seizing prey

bladder worm

noun

{bc}a bladderlike larval tapeworm (such as a cysticercus)

blood*worm

noun

bristle worm

noun

{bc}any of a class (Polychaeta) of aquatic and chiefly marine {d_link|annelid|annelid} worms (such as clam worms or lugworms) that usually possess paired segmental appendages bearing many bristles, that produce free-swimming larvae, and that are often brightly colored or {d_link|bioluminescent|bioluminescence} {bc}{sx|polychaete||}