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:
Overrun with rats, B.C. woman issued court order for pest control
Aug 28, 2026 Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
Aug 28, 2026 Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
Congressman Valadao Reintroduces Legislation to Combat Invasive Pest Targeting Central Valley Growers
Jul 27, 2026 Congressman David Valadao (.gov)
Jul 27, 2026 Congressman David Valadao (.gov)
This 90-Cent Find Is the Only Ant Pest Control Solution That I Use — It Works ‘Frighteningly Well’
Jun 20, 2026 Food & Wine
Jun 20, 2026 Food & Wine
Japan’s eccentric PM may love cockroaches but she’s starting to be seen as a pest
Aug 29, 2026 The Telegraph
Aug 29, 2026 The Telegraph