Germ - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dʒɜːrm|
Brit.
|dʒɜːm|
noun
- anything that provides inspiration for later work (syn: seed, source)
- a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
- a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use (syn: bug, microbe)
- a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
- a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use (syn: bug, microbe)
Extra examples
Put disinfectant down the toilet to kill any germs.
The germ of a story began to form in his mind.
Word forms
noun
singular: germ
plural: germs
singular: germ
plural: germs
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