vermin

noun

ˈvər-mən How to pronounce vermin (audio)
Definition of verminnext
as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others the vermin who looted abandoned houses after the hurricane

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Recent Examples of vermin Chain restaurants, moldy cutting boards, sewage backups and the usual vermin fill this week’s list restaurants failing inspection in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and the Florida Keys. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026 Public health officials will assist with the cleanup and recovery by responding to community health concerns, including vermin complaints, and helping to ensure the spoiled food is properly removed and disposed of, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in a statement. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026 Much of the exhibit was inspired by community voices, including by children who’d told museum staff about rat bites and about vermin so large, they were mistaken for stray cats. — Camille Borders, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026 In dog sports like obedience or agility, handlers are in charge, but in barn hunt, the dog is the team captain, said Robin Nuttall, who started the barn hunt in 2012 to prove that her miniature pinscher, Zipper, could root out vermin as she had been bred to do. — Ross Mantle, New York Times, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for vermin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vermin
  1. dog
  2. jerk
  3. clown
  4. skunk
  5. rat
  6. creep
Noun
  • On Saturday, rescue crews aided by dogs and detectors found signs of life, confirming that at least one survivor was still trapped beneath the rubble.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • Most famously, in 1966 the trophy was found underneath a hedge by a dog called Pickles a week after thieves had taken it from Westminster Central Hall, London, following England’s victory.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of dog
Noun
  • Led and inspired by Chef Wayne Sharpe, this fast Jamaican restaurant serves iconic island meals like jerk chicken, jerk shrimp, vegan jerk, pineapple plantains, rice and peas, and Jamaican patties.
    — Alexandra Phelps July 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Bates plans to expand that menu in the new brick-and-mortar restaurant, adding dishes like jerk catfish pasta and Louisiana Cajun cream sauce over dirty rice.
    — Joey Schamber, jsonline.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of jerk
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  • Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • The group demonstrated near the Washington Monument and was met by a few counter protestors, one of which played clown music throughout the majority of the demonstration.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of clown
Noun
  • Compared to skunks and coyotes, raccoons were the quickest to discover that tapping the left button would release food, with most of the eight raccoon subjects unlocking the puzzle within one or two attempts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • For instance, inside the skunks’ pen, a cat litter box was filled with dirt, leaves and other natural substrate.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of skunk
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  • Vivani last year said pre-clinical data on the semaglutide implant in rats showed roughly 20% weight loss for over 6 months, with the potential for annual dosing.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 July 2026
  • Scabby, the inflatable rat, quickly made an appearance at the site.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Definition of rat
Noun
  • Artificial intelligence continues its creep in workers’ résumés from the skills section to job titles.
    — Joelle Gross, NBC news, 8 July 2026
  • As Neptune goes retrograde, anxiety creeps in at the realization of your fallibility.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of creep

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