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(pests) 1 syllables

Definition

plural noun. small animals or insects that harm plants or food.

Example Sentence

Bad soil and pests like the boll weevil damage cotton.

More Example Sentences

Farmers try to control pests in crops.

Synonyms

vermin; nuisances; bugs

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Rhymes

  • best's
  • bests
  • breasts
  • chests
  • crests
  • fests
  • guest's
  • guests
  • guests' jests
  • nests
  • pests
  • quests
  • rests
  • test's
  • testes
  • tests
  • tests'
  • vests
  • west's

  • arrests
  • attests
  • bequests
  • contests
  • digests
  • divests
  • infests
  • invests
  • midwest's
  • molests
  • natwest's
  • northwest's
  • norwest's
  • protests
  • requests
  • retests
  • southwest's
  • suggests

  • reinvests
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