Worm :: Worm (n.) A certain muscular band in the tongue of some animals, as the dog; the lytta. See Lytta..

Worm :: Worm (n.) The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound to economize space. See Illust. of Still..

Worm :: Worm (n.) A short revolving screw, the threads of which drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into its teeth or cogs. See Illust. of Worm gearing, below..

Worm :: Worm (v. i.) To work slowly, gradually, and secretly..

Worm :: Worm (v. t.) To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means; -- often followed by out..

Worm :: Worm (v. t.) To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm. See Worm, n. 5 (b)..

Worm :: Worm (n.) To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of, as a dog, for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw. The operation was formerly supposed to guard against canine madness..

Worm :: Worm (n.) To wind rope, yarn, or other material, spirally round, between the strands of, as a cable; to wind with spun yarn, as a small rope..

Worm-eaten :: Worm-eaten (a.) Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as, worm-eaten timber..

Worm-eaten :: Worm-eaten (a.) Worn-out; old; worthless.

Worm-shaped :: Worm-shaped (a.) Shaped like a worm; /hick and almost cylindrical, but variously curved or bent; as, a worm-shaped root..

Worm-shell :: Worm-shell (n.) Any species of Vermetus.

Wormal :: Wormal (n.) See Wormil.

Wormed :: Wormed (imp. & p. p.) of Wor.

Wormed :: Wormed (a.) Penetrated by worms; injured by worms; worm-eaten; as, wormed timber..

Wormhole :: Wormhole (n.) A burrow made by a worm.

Wormian :: Wormian (a.) Discovered or described by Olanus Wormius, a Danish anatomist..

Wormil :: Wormil (n.) Any botfly larva which burrows in or beneath the skin of domestic and wild animals, thus producing sores. They belong to various species of Hypoderma and allied genera. Domestic cattle are often infested by a large species. See Gadfly. Called also warble, and worble..

Wormil :: Wormil (n.) See 1st Warble, 1 (b)..

Worming :: Worming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wor.

Wormling :: Wormling (n.) A little worm.

Wormseed :: Wormseed (n.) Any one of several plants, as Artemisia santonica, and Chenopodium anthelminticum, whose seeds have the property of expelling worms from the stomach and intestines..

Wormul :: Wormul (n.) See Wornil.

Wormwood :: Wormwood (n.) A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term is often extended to other species of the same genus..

Wormwood :: Wormwood (n.) Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.

Wormy :: Wormy (superl.) Containing a worm; abounding with worms.

Wormy :: Wormy (superl.) Like or pertaining to a worm; earthy; groveling.

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