Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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colloquialism | Yes | No | No | No |
plague | Yes | No | Yes | No |
colloquialism (noun) | plague (noun) |
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a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | an annoyance |
any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) | |
a swarm of insects that attack plants | |
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 | |
any epidemic disease with a high death rate |
colloquialism (verb) | plague (verb) |
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annoy continually or chronically | |
cause to suffer a blight |