pest

Speech parts

1. pest - Noun

2. Pest - Proper noun

Meaning

A fatal epidemic disease; a pestilence; specif., the plague.

Anything which resembles a pest; one who, or that which, is troublesome, noxious, mischievous, or destructive; a nuisance.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

plague bug pesterer harrier black death bane git nag culex problem mosquito parasite termite bubonic pestilence
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Antonyms

glee benefit entertainment pleasure fun happiness
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Hypernyms

animal beast creature fauna brute persecutor

Hyponyms

fly mouse mosquito vermin bubonic plague pneumonic plague

Related terms

pestilence pester pestilent pesticide pestilential pestiferous

Phrases with the word

textile pest fire pest crop pest agricultural pest plant pest carpet pest

Anagrams

sept spet step ESTP pets

Examples

he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests Source: Internet

many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides Source: Internet

Alan Laptew, a PC for West Yorkshire police who worked on the McCann cased and the subsequent Ripper murders, called the mother-of-four a 'pest' Source: Internet

Another important crop pest is bean golden mosaic virus, which emerged in the 1970s, when Brazil was one of the world’s leading producers of beans but had to import the commodity from Mexico owing to the severe losses caused by the disease. Source: Internet

Among its functions are the maintenance of lists of plant pests, tracking of pest outbreaks, and coordination of technical assistance between member nations. Source: Internet

Although large boar populations can play an important role in limiting forest growth, they are also useful in keeping pest populations such as June bugs under control. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Pessoa pessomancy pessulus pest control pest controller pest hole