Blight vs Vermin - What's the difference?
blight | vermin |
any of many plant diseases causing damage to, or the death of, leaves, fruit or other parts
the bacterium, virus or fungus that causes such a condition
(by extension) anything that impedes growth or development or spoils any other aspect of life
To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of.
* Woodward
To suffer blight.
to spoil or ruin (something)
* Byron
(countable, or, uncountable) Any one of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance.
(countable, or, uncountable) Animals that prey on game, such as foxes or weasels.
(countable, or, uncountable) Obnoxious, or mean and offensive person or people.
As nouns the difference between blight and vermin
is that blight is any of many plant diseases causing damage to, or the death of, leaves, fruit or other parts while vermin is (countable|or|uncountable) any one of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance.As a verb blight
is to affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of.blight
English
Noun
(wikipedia blight)Derived terms
* alder blight * American blight * aphis-blight * apple blight * bean blight * beet blight * blight bird * blight canker * blight in the eye * blight-beetle * blighted * blighty * blister blight * cane blight * celery blight * chestnut blight * coffee blight * collar blight * early blight * fire blight, fireblight * frictional blight * functional blight * fusarium ear blight, fusarium head blight * green blight * halo blight * head blight * kernel blight * late blight * leaf blight * moth blight * needle blight * northern corn-leaf blight, northern leaf blight * oak blight * peach blight * pear blight * pine blight * planning blight * potato blight * rim blight * sandy blight * seedling blight * southern blight * Sphaeropsis blight * spinach blight * spur blight * stamen blight * stem blight * stripe blight * thread blight * tomato blight * twig blight * urban blight * walnut blightVerb
(en verb)- [This vapour] blasts vegetables, blights corn and fruit, and is sometimes injurious even to man.
- This vine never blights .
- Those obscene tattoos are going to blight your job prospects.
- seared in heart and lone and blighted
Derived terms
* blighter * blighting * blightinglyReferences
vermin
English
(wikipedia vermin)Noun
- The area was plagued by all sorts of vermin : fleas, lice, mice, and rats to name a few.
- Bring these gypsy vermin to the Palace of Justice.