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VERMIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats

Example:

boys in the village have probably been shooting vermin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("vermin" is a kind of...):

pest (any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.)

Derivation:

verminous (of the nature of vermin; very offensive or repulsive)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An irritating or obnoxious person

Synonyms:

varmint; vermin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("vermin" is a kind of...):

bad person (a person who does harm to others)

Derivation:

verminous (of the nature of vermin; very offensive or repulsive)

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