Meanings
worms1
- pluralplural of worm
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of worm
Worms2
- An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Diet of Worms... Edict of Worms...
WORMs3
- pluralplural of WORM
Origin
- Proto-Celtic*magos“field, plain”
- LatinVormatia
- Old High GermanWormazia
- GermanWorms
- EnglishWorms
From German Worms, from Old High German Wormazia, Warmazia, etc., from Latin Vormatia, from a Gaulish name attested in Latin as Borbetomagus and Bormitomagus with influence from Latin -ātus (adjective-forming suffix) and -ia (toponym-forming suffix), of uncertain origin but usually conjectured to refer to the Celtic god Borvo or a river, spring, or other waters named for him + Proto-Celtic *magos (“field, plain”). Has no relation to worm.
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Bulgarian Вормс
- Вормс (Vorms)independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
Catalan Worms
- Wormsindependent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
Czech Worms
- Wormsindependent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
Danish Worms
- Wormsindependent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
Estonian Worms
- Wormsindependent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
French Worms
- Wormsindependent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
German Worms
- Wormsindependent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
Hebrew וורמס
- וורמס (Vorms)independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
Italian Vormazia, Worms
- Vormaziaindependent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Wormsindependent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
Japanese ヴォルムス
- ヴォルムス (Vorumusu)independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
Latin Vormatia, Civitas Vangionum
- Vormatiaindependent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Civitas Vangionumindependent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
Polish Wormacja
- Wormacjaindependent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
Portuguese Worms
- Wormsindependent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
Romanian Worms
- Wormsindependent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
Russian Вормс
- Вормс (Vorms)independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
Spanish Worms
- Wormsindependent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
Turkish Worms
- Wormsindependent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
Welsh Worms
- Wormsindependent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
Yiddish וואָרמז
- וואָרמז (vormz)independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with worms
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worms. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worms
“worms.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worms. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “worms,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worms.
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