germ
noun
1. anything that provides inspiration for later work
Definition categories: thought, inspiration
2. a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
Definition categories: body, structure
3. a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
Definition categories: animal, microorganism
Sentences with germ as a noun:
- the germ of civil liberty
verb
1. To germinate.
2. (slang) To grow, as if parasitic.