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
screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
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"
a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning"
suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted' is an informal term for `burst'); "a burst balloon"; "burst pipes"; "burst seams"; "a ruptured appendix"; "a busted balloon"
break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst"
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"
emerge suddenly; "The sun burst into view"
move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night"