germ

English Thesaurus

1. a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	micro-organism, microorganism,
definition	:	any organism of microscopic size (noun.animal)

2. a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism (noun.body)

hypernym	:	anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure,
definition	:	a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing (noun.body)

3. anything that provides inspiration for later work (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	inspiration,
definition	:	arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	taproot,
definition	:	something that provides an important central source for growth or development (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	muse,
definition	:	the source of an artist's inspiration (noun.cognition)

4. a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use (noun.animal)

derivation	:	germy,
definition	:	full of germs or pathological microorganisms (adj.all)

derivation	:	microbial, microbic,
definition	:	of or involving or caused by or being microbes (adj.pert)

5. a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism (noun.body)

derivation	:	bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud,
definition	:	produce buds, branches, or germinate (verb.change)

6. anything that provides inspiration for later work (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	develop, evolve, germinate,
definition	:	work out (verb.creation)

derivation	:	germinal, originative, seminal,
definition	:	containing seeds of later development (adj.all)

7. a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use (noun.animal)

derivation	:	germy,
definition	:	full of germs or pathological microorganisms (adj.all)

derivation	:	microbial, microbic,
definition	:	of or involving or caused by or being microbes (adj.pert)

8. a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism (noun.body)

derivation	:	bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud,
definition	:	produce buds, branches, or germinate (verb.change)

9. anything that provides inspiration for later work (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	develop, evolve, germinate,
definition	:	work out (verb.creation)

derivation	:	germinal, originative, seminal,
definition	:	containing seeds of later development (adj.all)