pest
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
an insect or other small animal that harms or destroys garden plants, trees, etc.
a deadly epidemic disease, especially a plague; pestilence.
Origin of pest
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Other words from pest
- de-pest, verb (used with object)
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British Dictionary definitions for pest
/ (pɛst) /
a person or thing that annoys, esp by imposing itself when it is not wanted; nuisance
any organism that damages crops, injures or irritates livestock or man, or reduces the fertility of land
(as modifier): pest control
rare an epidemic disease or pestilence
Origin of pest
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