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- [vur-min]
- /ˈvɜr mɪn/
- /ˈvɜː.mɪn/
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- [vur-min]
- /ˈvɜr mɪn/
Definitions of vermin word
- noun plural vermin noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, especially those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats. 1
- noun plural vermin an objectionable or obnoxious person, or such persons collectively. 1
- noun plural vermin animals that prey upon game, as coyotes or weasels. 1
- noun vermin animal: pest 1
- noun vermin contemptible person 1
- noun plural vermin Vermin are small animals such as rats and mice which cause problems to humans by carrying disease and damaging crops or food. 0
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Origin of vermin
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English vermyne < Anglo-French, Middle French vermin, vermine < Vulgar Latin *verminum, *vermina, based on Latin vermin-; see verminate
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Parts of speech for Vermin
noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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vermin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vermin
noun vermin
- ant — Ants are small crawling insects that live in large groups.
- ants — any of numerous black, red, brown, or yellow social insects of the family Formicidae, of worldwide distribution especially in warm climates, having a large head with inner jaws for chewing and outer jaws for carrying and digging, and living in highly organized colonies containing wingless female workers, a winged queen, and, during breeding seasons, winged males, some species being noted for engaging in warfare, slavemaking, or the cultivation of food sources.
- aphid — Aphids are very small insects which live on plants and suck their juices.
- arthropod — any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having jointed limbs, a segmented body, and an exoskeleton made of chitin. The group includes the crustaceans, insects, arachnids, and centipedes
- arthropods — any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and usually a chitinous shell that undergoes moltings, including the insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods.
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