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 |
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Words that sound like the term "pest".
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Words that are statistically associated with "pest" in the same piece of text.
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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.
📰 This Word in the News:
CANNA Continental Debuts Its Pest and Disease Management Product, CANNA Control
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CANNA Continental Debuts Its Pest and Disease Management Product, CANNA Control
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Jun 6, 2026 Nevada County (.gov)
Jun 6, 2026 Nevada County (.gov)