Pests synonyms

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pestilences
A usually fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.
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plagues
(Often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
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cusses
The definition of cuss means a curse word, or an odd person or animal.
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vermin
(Countable or uncountable) Obnoxious, or mean and offensive person or people. [from 1560s]
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troubles
A distressful or dangerous situation.
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scourges
The definition of a scourge is someone or something that causes a lot of trouble, problems or suffering.
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louses
Bird louse
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irritations
The definition of an irritation is something that causes annoyance or discomfort, or a feeling of annoyance.
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insects
A contemptible or powerless person.
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inflictions
Something, such as punishment, that is inflicted.
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curses
A calling on God or the gods to send evil or injury down on some person or thing
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bugs
An enthusiasm for something; an obsession
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bothers
Fuss, ado.
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banes
(Old Poet.) Deadly harm; ruin; death
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annoyances
An annoying or being annoyed
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vexations
A source of irritation or annoyance:
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viruses
A disease caused by a virus
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birds-of-prey
Any such nocturnal bird, as the owl
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germs
Any microscopic organism, esp. one of the bacteria, that can cause disease
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pest (related)
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weeds (related)
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Find another word for pests. In this page you can discover 22 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pests, like: nuisances, pestilences, plagues, cusses, vermin, troubles, scourges, louses, irritations, insects and inflictions.
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Pests Sentence Examples

  • For piercing-mouthed pests like Aphides no wash is of use unless it contains a basis of soft soap. This softsoap wash kills by contact, and may be prepared in the following way: - Dissolve 6 to 8 lb of the best soft soap in boiling soft water and while still hot (but of course taken off the fire) add 1 gallon of questions involved, under their own headings.

  • In the not too distant future, tiny robots will detect pests on produce and emit a signal to shoo them away.

  • One of the worst pests of pear trees is the pear midge, known as Diplosis pyrivora or Cecidomyia nigra, the females of which lay their eggs in the flowerbuds before they open.

  • Among the Coleoptera or bettles there is a group of world-wide pests, the Elateridae or click beetles, the adults of the various " wireworms."

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