Pronunciation: /vɜːrmɪn/
noun small animals that are harmful or annoying, such as rats or cockroaches
A1 I saw a rat in the alleyway, it looked like vermin.
A2 The old barn was infested with vermin, making it unsafe to enter.
B1 The farmer set traps to control the vermin population on his property.
B2 The city council hired an exterminator to get rid of the vermin infestation in the park.
C1 The biologist studied the behavior of vermin in urban environments for her research project.
C2 The government implemented a vermin control program to protect crops from damage.
formal The exterminator was called in to rid the building of vermin.
informal I saw a mouse in the kitchen last night, we have a vermin problem.
slang I can't stand those rats, they're such vermin.
figurative Hate is like a vermin that slowly eats away at your soul.
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