Pest Definition & Meaning
pest
- noun
- a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- a persistently annoying person
- any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.; "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"
"Pest" in song lyrics
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"Triple your bets on the primitive pest"
Hilltop Hoods f/ The Blue Blooded Allstars — The Blue Blooded -
"Now that I'm used to being a pest"
Mr. Skurge — No Secret -
"I suggest, you don't contest measly pest"
The Rodentz — Electro Magnetic
Words that rhyme with pest
Usage tips for "pest"
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- What does pest mean?
- a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal any epidemic disease with a high death rate a persistently annoying person any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.; "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"
- What part of speech is pest?
- Pest is a noun.
- How many definitions does pest have?
- Pest has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).