(idiomatic) A complex, troublesome situation arising when a decision or action produces considerable subsequent problems.

The larva of the codling moth (Cydia pomonella).

any of several worms, of the genus Mesenchytraeus, that inhabit glacial ice

(baseball) A hard-hit ground ball. / (golf) A low, hard-hit shot.

Of fruit or other food, eaten by worms, especially having a worm inside. / (by extension) Rotten or decrepit.

A chilognath myriapod of the genus Julus and allied genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a millipede.

plural of galley-worm

A horsehair worm (Nematomorpha) that fatally parasitizes insects and crustacea in its larval stage.

The larva of the juniper-twig geometer (Patalene olyzonaria), feeding upon the leaves of the juniper.

plural of juniper worm