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Meaning
Noun
●
A
pestilence
, i.e. a
deadly
epidemic
, a
deadly
plague.
●
Any
destructive
insect
that
attacks
crops
or
livestock
; an
agricultural
pest.
●
An
annoying
person, a nuisance.
●
An
animal
regarded
as a
nuisance
,
destructive
, or a
parasite
, vermin.
●
An
invasive
weed.
Name
●
One of the
originally
three
separate
cities
that were
united
in 1873 to become the Hungarian
capital
, Budapest.
●
The
corresponding
part of the current-day
city
of Budapest, on the
eastern
side
of the Danube.
●
A
county
in
central
Hungary,
surrounding
Budapest.
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Origin
pest
English
peste
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
pestis
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Nuisance
Insect
Parasite
Rodent
Pathogen
Predator
Insects
Infestation
Fungus
Disease
Menace
Mosquito
Weed
Crop
Weeds
Pathogens
Plant
Cockroach
Insecticide
Vermin
Malaria
Aphid
Mite
Bacteria
Termite
Crops
Nematode
Species
Reptile
Virus
Aphids
Herbicide
Animal
Fungi
Infestations
Beetle
Infection
Insecticides
Diseases
Drought
Toxin
Critter
Bedbug
Soil
Invasive Species
Carpenter Ant
Shit Disturber
Cicada Killer
Garter Snake
Mealy Bug
Spider Mite
Wild Animal
Native Species
Bed Bug
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Rhymes
Est
West
Rest
Vest
Hest
Pest
Jest
Best
Fest
Lest
Best
Zest
Test
Nest
Prest
Guest
Brest
Quest
Blest
Crest
Chest
Wrest
Unrest
Digest
Invest
Divest
Arrest
Breast
Attest
Infest
Blessed
Contest
Celeste
AnapæSt
Abreast
Dressed
Request
Protest
Suggest
Confest
Guessed
Greatest
Stressed
Possessed
Addressed
Expressed
Oppressed
Impressed
Professed
Distressed
Suppressed
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