germ

germ is a 4-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which is to develop a new individual; as, the germ of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the earliest form under which an organism appears. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. That which is to develop a new individual; as, the germ of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the earliest form under which an organism appears.
2. noun. That from which anything springs; origin; first principle; as, the germ of civil liberty.
3. intransitive verb. To germinate.
4. noun. a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

   Synonyms: bug, microbe

5. noun. a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
6. noun. anything that provides inspiration for later work

   Synonyms: seed, source

Synonyms

bug, microbe, seed, source

Common word forms

germs, germal, germen, germing, germless

Words from these letters

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