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How to sign: any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
Categories: invertebrate
Within this category: acanthocephalan, annelid, arrowworm, beard worm, flatworm, helminth, nematode, ribbon worm, woodworm
How to sign: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
"The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace";
Similiar / Same: writhe, wriggle, squirm, twist, wrestle
Categories: move
Within this category: wrench
How to sign: a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
"worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers";
Categories: malevolent program
