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termite

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for termite.

Editorial note

But it's a game in the same way that a termite is also a living species just like an elephant is another one.

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Quick take

A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of termite gathered in one view.

noun

A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

noun

A contemptible person.

verb

(intransitive) Of a chimpanzee: to catch termites by inserting a stick or vine into their nest and waiting for them to climb up it.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for termite.

noun

A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

noun

A contemptible person.

verb

(intransitive) Of a chimpanzee: to catch termites by inserting a stick or vine into their nest and waiting for them to climb up it.

Example sentences

1

But it's a game in the same way that a termite is also a living species just like an elephant is another one.

2

Each chapter describes a single mechanism found in biology: e.g., ant foraging, termite nest building, etc.

3

Success stories: For gambit, there is a recent 3d game [1] and Termite [2].

4

When maintained (The roof and siding are renewed to prevent water damage and termite prevention) their frames seem to hold up well.

5

And the command mode in termite is vim oriented, so it's quite nice.

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And yes, darn good for building termite mounds of logically consistent explanations.

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Not only is it more sturdy, its termite and hurricane resistant.

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MySpace has let design-rot take root like a bad termite infection.

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Does anyone know how processes are implemented in termite?

10

I have wondered whether you could go crazy vertical and try to get rising heat to create a cooling system, as with termite mounds.

11

The termite theory makes a lot of sense.

12

We have no more right to survival than a termite, say, but we have the same right to shape our landscape to suit our needs.

Quote examples

1

For instance, a photo of a chimp sitting on a termite mound is partially captioned with "A chimpanzee learning how to fish honey out of a termite hole...".

2

There's people talking about "the best wood houses lasting 100 years" somewhere in this thread, but I've seen lots of 50 year old wooden houses where the structure hasn't really started to age (but I've not spent much time in termite country).

Proper noun examples

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Termite is a version of an Erlang like system written in scheme.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use termite in a sentence?

But it's a game in the same way that a termite is also a living species just like an elephant is another one.

What does termite mean?

A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

What part of speech is termite?

termite is commonly used as noun, verb.