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# vermin

noun (no plural; used with plural verbs)

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

## Everyday

Vermin are small animals, such as rats, mice or insects, that spread disease or spoil food and are hated by people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vermin/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, the pests that a town or a house wants to get rid of, such as rats or mice

### Examples

- The captain wondered at this, and asked if these vermin were not unpleasant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vermin/#x1)
- He sent us this horrible vermin that he wants to rid us of. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vermin/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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