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 frisk frisk /ˈfrɪsk/

noun

  1. The act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs  ( frisk , frisking )
    the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
     He gave the suspect a quick frisk
    he gave the suspect a quick frisk

verb

  1. Search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets  ( frisk )
    search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
     The police frisked everyone at the airport
    The police frisked everyone at the airport
  2. Play boisterously  ( disport , frisk , gambol , frolic , lark [Informal] , lark about [Informal] , rollick , skylark [Informal] , sport , cavort , romp , run around )
    play boisterously
     The children frolicked in the garden
    The children frolicked in the garden
     The gamboling lambs in the meadows
    the gamboling lambs in the meadows
     The toddlers romped in the playroom
    The toddlers romped in the playroom


 worm worm /ˈwɝːm/

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  ( worm )
    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
     The worm wriggled through the dirt, aerating the soil as it went
    The worm wriggled through the dirt, aerating the soil as it went
  2. () [Informal] A person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect  ( dirt ball , insect , louse , worm [Informal] )
    a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
  3. Screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack  ( worm )
    screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
  4. A software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network  ( worm )
    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
    worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers

verb

  1. To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)  ( worm , wrestle , wriggle , squirm , twist , writhe )
    to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
     The prisoner writhed in discomfort
    The prisoner writhed in discomfort
     The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
    The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace


 cervid cervid /ˈsɜːrvɪd/

noun

  1. Distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers  ( cervid , deer )
    distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
     The graceful deer leaped over the fence and bounded into the meadow
    The graceful deer leaped over the fence and bounded into the meadow


 self-knowledge self-knowledge /ˌsɛlfˈnɒlɪdʒ/

noun

  1. An understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities  ( self-knowledge )
    an understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities