termite
Example Sentences
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The guilt, at this point, was devouring him like a horde of termites.
From Literature
A friend recommended a carpenter, who helped with the termites and trickier renovations.
He lives in a company-owned apartment full of dark, polished surfaces and bad modern art; she lives in a rundown apartment furnished with termites.
From Los Angeles Times
Because age, termites and water had attacked wooden beams, the house sat unattached on its foundation; it has been reaffixed, and moisture levels controlled.
Rather than becoming more complex by adding new genes, termites evolved advanced social behavior by shedding genes, including those associated with sperm competition.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
