The Clue
Ordinary bait (5 letter answer)
The Answer
WORMS
Tags
Notes
The answer WORMS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.
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Definition
WORM as a noun:
1. 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
2. (worm, louse, insect, dirt ball) = a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
3. 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"
4. screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
WORM as a verb:
1. (writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist) = to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"