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vermin

ver·min
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vur-min]
    • /ˈvɜr mɪn/
    • /ˈvɜː.mɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

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".

vermin usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms 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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