Meaning

2 senses
  1. A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

    Termite

    терми́тtermít

    термі́тtermít

    whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood

  2. A contemptible person.

Examples

34 sentences
  1. Our house has a termite problem.

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  2. We had to fumigate our house to get rid of termites.

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  3. We have a termite problem that we need to do something about.

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  4. We have a termite problem that needs to be taken care of.

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  5. Termites eat wood.

    Терміти їдять деревину.

    ruТермиты едят дерево.

    deTermiten essen Holz.

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Translations

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Forms

plural: termites
Singulartermite
Pluraltermites

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
white-bodied, wood-consuming insect:termeswhite antwood ant
Close in meaning
  • whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood:white ant

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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