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  • 121worm into something — worm (your way) into/through/past/etc something phrase to move slowly and with difficulty in a crowded area She wormed her way through the crowd to the reception desk. Thesaurus: to move through an area or objectsynonym to move, or to move… …

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  • 122worm through something — worm (your way) into/through/past/etc something phrase to move slowly and with difficulty in a crowded area She wormed her way through the crowd to the reception desk. Thesaurus: to move through an area or objectsynonym to move, or to move… …

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  • 123worm past something — worm (your way) into/through/past/etc something phrase to move slowly and with difficulty in a crowded area She wormed her way through the crowd to the reception desk. Thesaurus: to move through an area or objectsynonym to move, or to move… …

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  • 124worm´-wheel´ — worm wheel, a wheel with teeth that fit a revolving screw. –worm´ wheel´, adjective …

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  • 125worm's-eye — «WURMZ Y», adjective. seen from below or very closely; narrow; detailed: »a worm s eye view of city life …

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  • 126worm-eat|en — «WURM EE tuhn», adjective. 1. eaten into by worms: »worm eaten timbers. 2. Figurative. worn out; worthless; out of date …

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  • 127worm|hole — «WURM HOHL», noun. 1. a hole made by a burrowing worm, larva, or insect: »wormholes in wood, an apple filled with wormholes. 2. Astronomy. a hypothetical passageway in space connecting a black hole and a white hole: »Particularly appealing to… …

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  • 128worm|like — «WURM LYK», adjective. resembling a worm in, as structure, form, or movement; vermiform …

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