virus


Meanings

  • (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
  • a harmful or corrupting agency;
    • "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"
    • "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"
  • a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer;
    • "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"
  • VIRUS n pl. -ES any of a class of submicroscopic pathogens


Scrabble Score: 8

virus is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

virus is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

virus is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 10

virus is a valid Words With Friends word