GERM

/d͡ʒɜːm/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 9

Scrabble letter values: G2E1R1M3 = 7

Definition

  1. noun anything that provides inspiration for later work. — synonyms: source, seed
  2. noun a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism.
  3. noun a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium). — synonyms: microbe, bug

Examples

  • “the term is not in technical use”
  • “the germ of civil liberty”

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