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wyrm

/wɜːm//wɝm/

wyrm noun: a huge limbless and wingless dragon or dragonlike creature.

Noun

wyrm (plural wyrms)

  1. A huge limbless and wingless dragon or dragonlike creature.
    1. A sea serpent.

Forms of wyrm

pluralwyrms

Origin of wyrm

Learned borrowing from Old English wyrm. Doublet of worm, which was inherited.

Words formed from wyrm

Words that rhyme with wyrm

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Questions about wyrm

What does wyrm mean?
Wyrm means a huge limbless and wingless dragon or dragonlike creature.
What part of speech is wyrm?
Wyrm is a noun.
How do you pronounce wyrm?
Wyrm is pronounced /wɜːm/ (UK).
What is the plural of wyrm?
The plural of wyrm is wyrms.

Words near wyrm in the dictionary

  1. wyres
  2. Wyrick
  3. Wyricks
  4. wyrilda
  5. wyrildas
  6. wyrm
  7. wyrmling
  8. wyrmlings
  9. wyrms
  10. wys
  11. Wyschnegradsky

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