Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pest | Yes | No | No | No |
vermin | Yes | No | No | No |
pest (noun) | vermin (noun) |
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any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc. | any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats |
a persistently annoying person | an irritating or obnoxious person |
any epidemic disease with a high death rate | |
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 |