Definition of pest

"pest" in the noun sense

1. plague, pestilence, pest, pestis

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

2. plague, pestilence, pest

any epidemic disease with a high death rate

3. pest, blighter, cuss, pesterer, gadfly

a persistently annoying person

4. pest

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"

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Quotations for pest

The pest of society is egotists. [ Emerson ]

The first day a man is a guest, the second a burden, the third a pest. [ Laboulaye ]

pest in Scrabble®

The word pest is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters pest:

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The 106 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In pest

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pest in Words With Friends™

The word pest is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters pest:

STEP
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PEST
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PETS
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All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word pest

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The 117 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In pest

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Word Growth involving pest

Shorter words in pest

pe

Longer words containing pest

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