PEST
Scrabble letter values: P3E1S1T1 = 6
Definition
- 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. — synonyms: plague, pestilence, pestis
- noun any epidemic disease with a high death rate. — synonyms: plague, pestilence
- noun a persistently annoying person. — synonyms: blighter, cuss, pesterer, gadfly
- noun any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc..
Examples
- “he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests”
- “many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides”