pest

Letters that make pest

s, e, p, t are letters that make 'pest'

Words within pest

pes, pe, Es, EST are words within 'pest'

Anagrams of pest

sept, pets, step are anagrams of 'pest'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of pest

pesto, pests are words created by adding a letter to 'pest'

4 possible definitions for 'pest'

Pest as "a persistently annoying person"

Under this definition, pest is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

blighter, gadfly, cuss, pesterer have the same meaning as 'pest'

pest as a type

'pest' can be a type of tormenter, persecutor, tormentor.

Types of pest

nudnik, nudnick are types of 'pest'.

Derivatives of pest

pester, badger, bug, beleaguer, tease are derivatives of 'pest'.

Pest as "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"

Under this definition, pest is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pestilence, pestis, plague have the same meaning as 'pest'

pest as a type

'pest' can be a type of epidemic disease.

Types of pest

bubonic plague, plague pneumonia, pestis bubonica, glandular plague, pneumonic plague, pulmonic plague, septicemic plague are types of 'pest'.

Derivatives of pest

plague, blight are derivatives of 'pest'.

Pest as "any epidemic disease with a high death rate"

Under this definition, pest is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pestilence, plague have the same meaning as 'pest'

pest as a type

'pest' can be a type of epidemic disease.

Derivatives of pest

plague, blight, pestiferous, plaguey, pestilent, pestilential are derivatives of 'pest'.

Pest as "any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc."

Under this definition, pest is a noun and has the following properties:

pest as a type

'pest' can be a type of animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna.

Types of pest

vermin is a type of pest.

Example of pest used within this context

"he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests", "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"


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