1. a hole made by a worm, especially in wood, fruit, or other organic matter
2. a hypothetical tunnel through space-time that could connect distant regions of the universe
Usage: physics; theoretical

Examples

• The old wooden table was full of tiny wormholes.
• She found a wormhole in the apple and threw it away.
• The antique book’s pages were damaged by wormholes.
• Scientists theorize that wormholes could allow faster-than-light travel.
• The science fiction movie featured characters traveling through a wormhole to another galaxy.
• Physicists debate whether wormholes could actually exist in nature.
• The spacecraft entered the wormhole and emerged in a distant star system.