Vocabulary : Workyday to Wormal

Workyday : A week day or working day, as distinguished from Sunday or a holiday. Also used adjectively.
World : The earth and the surrounding heavens; the creation; the system of created things; existent creation; the universe. ;; Any planet or heavenly body, especially when considered as inhabited, and as the scene of interests analogous with human interests; as, a plurality of worlds. ;; The earth and its inhabitants, with their concerns; the sum of human affairs and interests. ;; In a more restricted sense, that part of the earth and its concerns which is known to any one, or contemplated by any one; a division of the globe, or of its inhabitants; human affairs as seen from a certain position, or from a given point of view; also, state of existence; scene of life and action; as, the Old World; the New World; the religious world; the Catholic world; the upper world; the future world; the heathen world. ;; The customs, practices, and interests of men; general affairs of life; human society; public affairs and occupations; as, a knowledge of the world. ;; Individual experience of, or concern with, life; course of life;
Worldliness : The quality of being worldly; a predominant passion for obtaining the good things of this life; covetousness; addictedness to gain and temporal enjoyments; worldly-mindedness.
Worldling : A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions; one devoted to this world and its enjoyments.
Worldly : Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions. ;; Pertaining to this world or life, in contradistinction from the life to come; secular; temporal; devoted to this life and its enjoyments; bent on gain; as, worldly pleasures, affections, honor, lusts, men. ;; Lay, as opposed to clerical. ;; With relation to this life; in a worldly manner.
Worldly-minded : Devoted to worldly interests; mindful of the affairs of the present life, and forgetful of those of the future; loving and pursuing this world's goods, to the exclusion of piety and attention to spiritual concerns.
Worldlywise : Wise in regard to things of this world.
World-wide : Extended throughout the world; as, world-wide fame.
Worm : A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like. ;; Any small creeping animal or reptile, either entirely without feet, or with very short ones, including a great variety of animals; as, an earthworm; the blindworm. ;; Any helminth; an entozoon. ;; Any annelid. ;; An insect larva. ;; Same as Vermes. ;; An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse. ;; A being debased and despised. ;; Anything spiral, vermiculated, or resembling a worm ;; The thread of a screw. ;; A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms. ;; A certain muscular band in the tongue of some animals, as the dog; the lytta. See Lytta. ;; The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound to economize space. See Illust. of Still. ;; A short revolving screw, the threads of which drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into its teeth or cogs. See Illust. of Worm gearing, below. ;; To work slowly,
Wormal : See Wormil.
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