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vermin

How to use vermin in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for vermin.

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This can attract vermin. Then there's the chance the guests bring bed bugs with them.

Examples18
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

an irritating or obnoxious person

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

an irritating or obnoxious person

noun

any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats; "cereals must be protected from mice and other vermin"; "he examined the child's head for vermin"; "boys in the village have probably been shooting vermin"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for vermin.

noun

an irritating or obnoxious person

noun

any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats; "cereals must be protected from mice and other vermin"; "he examined the child's head for vermin"; "boys in the village have probably been shooting vermin"

Example sentences

1

This can attract vermin. Then there's the chance the guests bring bed bugs with them.

2

The word is reserved for friends and vermin. You can probably guess which of these I classify our troll as.

3

I struggled to think of any other purpose, but still that vermin had caused a lot of damage in my house.

4

They have problems with bedbugs, maybe cockroaches, and other vermin. Quarterly visits would help keep those down.

5

I seriously doubt my health is unaffected by the mold, mildew, vermin, etc. I had to live with every day.

6

It's titled Anatomy of a digital vermin. The code is introduced with: "A text we dont understand but it nevertheless rules our lifes"

7

The friends in commercial spaces will keep them tidy, clean and free of vermin. They use the space, as opposed to letting it sit, rotting and empty in the heart of a city on the cusp of a genuine housing crisis.

8

: "it [sends a] message: if you set off bombs in a public space, we will shut down the city and hunt you like vermin until we find you." Of course, that only works if they actually do find you, which they didn't, although they might be able to spin it that way.

9

In nearly all US jurisdictions, hotels are required to maintain units free of vermin, including bedbugs. Private residences are not.

10

Now, Japan does allow some kinds of firearms, typically to farmers and such who need to deal with threats/vermin, but the permit process is lengthy and few people obtain them.

11

I think it's funny that above we have a complaint about 'not eating the cute rabbit', yet no-one champions the rights of vermin, despite them dying in far greater numbers. Generally no-one cares about them, because they die 'over there' and don't end up in line of sight.

12

No. My girlfriend and I pay rent in a nice neighborhood so that we have a safe, quiet place to live in NYC. Increased risk of vermin, strangers in the hallway, and giving a stranger a set of keys to the building is not worth an extra bit of money. It's really unacceptable.

13

, unused for decades, full of leaks, no services, infested with vermin... so we got a DSL line slung over the roof from a friendly neighbour, threw down some sleeping mats and skip-diving desks and chairs, and got started.

14

For example, Freekeh is a mediterranean grain staple which is harvested early in the season, which reduces the threat of rain, drought, pests and vermin, which not only increases the total average yield but reduces the need for chemicals to ensure a good harvest. Another factor which may affect the diet is the length at which one needs to go to harvest their food.

15

What benefit is there in inventing a better mousetrap if the very idea of causing inconvenience to vermin has been patented, and the only people beating a path to your door are verm^H^H^H^H patent lawyers.

16

If you want to know how high-class Englishmen sounded during the Glorious Revolution of the 1680s, go to backcountry WV. Varmint is the corruption of the upper-class pronunciation of vermin, as one example. The so-called mid-atlantic accent of modern Brits is a different phenomenon that is more often discussed, and its downfall can be traced to the collapse of the three broadcast networks.

17

However, this valerous visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified, and has vowed to venquish these venal and virulent vermin venguarding vice and vouchsafing the violent, vicious and foracious violation of volition! The only virdict is vengance.

18

However, this valorous visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition! The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use vermin in a sentence?

This can attract vermin. Then there's the chance the guests bring bed bugs with them.

What does vermin mean?

an irritating or obnoxious person

What part of speech is vermin?

vermin is commonly used as noun.