Pronunciation: /wɜrm ɪn/
noun a long, slender, soft-bodied invertebrate animal
A1 I saw a worm in the garden.
A2 The bird pecked at the worm in the ground.
B1 She used a worm in her fishing bait.
B2 The scientist studied the behavior of the worm in the lab.
C1 The farmer used organic methods to control the worm population in his crops.
C2 The environmentalist advocated for protecting the worm in its natural habitat.
preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence, in this case indicating the action of the worm being inside something
A1 The worm in the apple was small and slimy.
A2 I found a bookworm in the library yesterday.
B1 She accidentally stepped on a worm in the garden.
B2 The fisherman used a worm in his hook to catch a big fish.
C1 The scientist studied the behavior of the worm in great detail.
C2 The detective followed the trail of the worm in the dirt to solve the case.
formal The scientist observed the behavior of the worm in the laboratory.
informal I saw a worm in the garden while I was watering the plants.
slang I can't believe there was a huge worm in my sandwich!
figurative She felt like a worm in the presence of the powerful CEO.
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