Insect
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton. Any small arthropod similar to an insect including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc A contemptible or powerless person.
Example sentence: Not enough people know what Lyme disease is and the dangers of being bitten by an insect.
Worm
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum.A contemptible or devious being.A self-replicating program that propagates widely through a network.A graphical representation of the total runs scored in an innings.Anything helical, especially the thread of a screw.A dragon or mythological serpent.An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.To work (one's way or oneself) (into) gradually or slowly; to insinuate.To obtain information from someone through artful or devious means (usually used with out of)To fill in the contlines of a rope before parcelling and serving.To deworm an animal.To move with one's body dragging the ground.To work one's way by artful or devious means.
Example sentence: If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.