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Germs

(n) /ʤɜːmz/
Germs

Meaning

A microorganism, especially one which causes disease.

Pronunciation

UK ʤɜːmz

US ʤɜrmz

Example Sentences

  • Reason tends to prove this theory, which anyone can check out, quite simply, in the following way : milk left to the open air, naturally transforms itself through the effects of germs, which make it coagulate and ferment.
  • It keeps germs and water out.
  • Clean hands stop germs from spreading.

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