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# germ

noun (germ, germs)

«germ» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A very tiny living thing, too small to see, that can make people or animals ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germ/#m1)
2. The very beginning of something that grows: "the germ of an idea". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germ/#m2)
3. The part of a seed that grows into a plant (wheat germ). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germ/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and health, germs (bacteria and viruses) spread through coughs, sneezes, dirty hands and food; our body fights them; vaccines help. In everyday life: wash hands with soap for 20 seconds, cover coughs, don't share drinks when ill. Phrases: spread germs, kill germs, germ-free.

### Examples

- Wash your hands to get rid of germs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germ/#x1)
- Germs are too small to see. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germ/#x2)
- Sneeze into your elbow so germs don't spread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germ/#x3)
- Some germs make you sick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germ/#x4)
- Soap kills many germs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germ/#x5)
- Germs can live on door handles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germ/#x6)
- Cook meat well to kill germs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germ/#x7)
- That was the germ of a great idea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germ/#x8)
- "Why, it's a mass of scarlet fever germs!-Burn it at once. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germ/#x9)

### Note

Germs can't be seen without a microscope. Not all tiny living things are harmful; some bacteria help us. Antibiotics work on bacteria, not on viruses like a cold.

## In Jewish tradition

In science and health, germs (bacteria and viruses) spread through coughs, sneezes, dirty hands and food; our body fights them; vaccines help. In everyday life: wash hands with soap for 20 seconds, cover coughs, don't share drinks when ill. Phrases: spread germs, kill germs, germ-free.

### Examples

- Although there is an exuberance of weeds, we will find, nevertheless, many germs of truisms, which are of the greatest importance. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/germ/#x1)

### Note

Germs can't be seen without a microscope. Not all tiny living things are harmful; some bacteria help us. Antibiotics work on bacteria, not on viruses like a cold.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «germ» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germ/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«germ» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/germ.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «germ» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/germ/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«germ» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/germ.html) on Mova free.