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- Dictionarypest/pɛst/
noun
- 1. a destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, livestock, etc.: "the tomato plant attracts a pest called whitefly"
- 2. an annoying person or thing; a nuisance: informal "he was a real pest"
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PEST definition: 1. an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops: 2. an annoying person, especially a…. Learn more.
an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops: common pests such as rats, mice, or cockroaches. informal. an annoying person, especially a child: Put that back, you little pest! Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. someone or something that annoys you.
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.
1. : an epidemic disease associated with high mortality. specifically : plague. 2. : something resembling a pest in destructiveness. especially : a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns (such as agriculture or livestock production) 3. : one that pesters or annoys : nuisance. pesty. ˈpe-stē. adjective. Synonyms. pestilence. plague.
A pest is something or someone that bugs you. That annoying mosquito that keeps you up at night is a pest, and so is that younger brother who wants to control the TV remote. An unwanted, bothersome person is a pest — and so is an unwanted, bothersome bug.
A pest is an insect or small animal which damages crops or food supplies. There are very few insect pests or diseases in this country. American English : pest / ˈpɛst /
PEST meaning: 1. an animal that causes damage to plants, food, etc: 2. an annoying person. Learn more.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use pest in a sentence Bassett sounded off on the importance of eradicating problem pest areas.
A pest is any species, strain or biotype of plant, animal, or pathogenic agent injurious to plants or plant products. Worldwide, agricultural pest impacts are increased by higher degrees of interconnectedness.
Definition of pest noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
