pest
Definitions
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
- Any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- A persistently annoying person
- Any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.
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Words that contain the term "pest".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deepest | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | budapest | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | tapestry | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | pest | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | pests | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | tapestries | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | tempest | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | pester | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | pestering | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | pesticides | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | sharpest | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | steepest | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | budapest's | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | cheapest | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | hippest | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | pesta | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | pestana | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | pestered | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | pesters | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | pesticide | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | pestilence | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | pestillo | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | pestka | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | tempesta | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | tempestuous | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "pest".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "pest".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "pest" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "pest" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "pest" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "pest".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | past | 1 | 281 |
| 2 | post | 1 | 85 |
| 3 | post-attack | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | post's | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | post-mortem | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | post-traumatic | 4 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 25
Sound Alikes: 11
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 6
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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