Germ and Well

Germ

Germ noun - The source from which something grows or develops.

Usage example: this hastily scribbled equation on a cocktail napkin became the germ of a new scientific theory

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Well and germ are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Well" instead a noun "Germ".

Nearby Words: germinal, German, germing

Well noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Germ and well are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Germ" instead a noun "Well".

Nearby Word: welled

ordinary	ordinary germ	ordinary well
little	little germ	little well

Spore does this as well ("disinfecting germ cells...", "reticulating spines"), so much that it's fun to see when it's saying what it's loading and when it's a joke.

Source: Loading Screen
In pre-pubescent deep suspicion and horror of intimacy with the germ-laden and filthy opposite gender, this might well be the origin of American English cooties, as in those unspecified germs obtained by kissing a girl/boy.

Source: Useful Notes / British English
They keep the palace clean (reducing the servant staff to a mere half-dozen) and germ-free, as well as showing Her Ladyship's mood by altering the "wallpaper" outside her office for Wollard to read.

Source: Literature / Master of Formalities

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