termite
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈtɜrmaɪt/
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termita
- It's probably crawling with termites.
- a termite colony
- wood damaged by termites
- termite control
So we treat it first for like termites and all the bugs for the wood.
- So we treat it first for like termites and all the bugs for the wood.
- Bees and termites are social creatures.
- This could certainly be found to apply in cases like this one, where those facts concern past termite infestations.
- Half of her grass Hut that she lived in was eaten, eaten by a trail of termites.
- So termites and ants and bees, for example, use chemical scents.
- It's a constant like ecosystem, termite hill, swarm of ants all competing to get attention.
- We sat facing each other on sturdy benches across a table hewn from a single cross section of some massive tree now nearly consumed by termites.
- So from the outside the house looks great, but from the inside, the structure of it is rotting and decaying from, from mold or from or from termites or whatever.
- And then you go past the Rose Bush over here and you go a couple termite drops.
- And it had, it must have been eating termites from a deadlock because it had stuff all around whiskers, you know.
Examples
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There are termites that build towers that they live in.
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Results show that areawide treatment of the 15 blocks is reducing termite numbers and activity.
Academic text (2000) -
On the left you see a termite castle, an Australian termite castle.
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So in this case there was some obvious termite damage, dry rot, maybe, maybe a little water damage.
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The whole place was swayback because the termites had eaten out the joists and side beams.
Fiction book (1995) -
The mound ventilates the nest, a service that the termites desperately need.
Academic text (2002) -
You've got termites.
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We had to call an exterminator to remove the termite infestation in our basement.
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The contractor showed us the damage caused by termites in the wooden framework of the house.
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Before buying the old barn, we checked for signs of termite activity to avoid costly repairs.
Synonyms
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8.1
An insect or larva that makes holes in wood and damages trees
A small pale insect that eats wood and lives in groups
An insect or small animal like a beetle that makes holes in wood and damages it
Compounds
- Specialized
A small insect that lives in and eats dry wood not touching the ground
- Specialized
A small insect that bores into dry wood in houses and leaves powdery dust
How Damaging
Surface Forms
Etymology
Termite comes from an old Latin word termes, meaning 'woodworm' or a wood-eating insect. That's why termites are the small insects famous for eating and damaging wood.