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vermin
[ vur-min ]
noun
- 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.
- an objectionable or obnoxious person, or such persons collectively.
- animals that prey upon game, as coyotes or weasels.
vermin
/ ˈɜːɪ /
noun
- functioning as plural small animals collectively, esp insects and rodents, that are troublesome to man, domestic animals, etc
- -min an unpleasant, obnoxious, or dangerous person
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of vermin1
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Example Sentences
After years of security theater, all too many Americans seem ready to accept Trump’s pledge to root out the vermin.
Some residents have also reported an increase in rats and other vermin.
County Department of Public Health found what it described in a public report as a “vermin infestation.”
The chain, which has nearly 2,000 restaurants, said most of its sites would be shut between 31 March and 4 April "to prevent external intrusion and internal infestation of pests and vermin".
Rats and other vermin are taking over the streets, and fly-tippers are exploiting the strike by dumping rubbish in open spaces.
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