worm snake worms·nake uncommon noun 1. wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes Synonymsblind snakeworm snake 2. small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States Synonymsthunder snakeworm snakeCarphophis amoenus Related words Broader terms colubrid snakesnake Narrower terms western blind snake Parts CarphophisLeptotyphlopidae WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.