Word
worms
Phoneticsworms
US/ˈwɝmz/
UK/wˈɜːmz/
Definition
n. a very old and famous city in Germany.
n. a historic city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, notable for its medieval cathedral and its role in the Protestant Reformation.
Examples
“The birds are looking for worms in the grass.”
“Charles Darwin spent years studying how worms process organic matter, eventually proving their vital role in maintaining the fertility of the world's topsoil through constant aeration and decomposition.”
Examples
simple
“The birds are looking for worms in the grass.”
complex
“Charles Darwin spent years studying how worms process organic matter, eventually proving their vital role in maintaining the fertility of the world's topsoil through constant aeration and decomposition.”
Etymology
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Idioms
can of worms — A complex, troublesome situation arising when a decision or action produces considerable subsequent problems.