plague, n.
(plagues)
(plagues)
an annoyance
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plague
sample sentences
"those children are a damn plague"
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any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
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plague
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a swarm of insects that attack plants
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infestation plague
sample sentences
"a plague of grasshoppers"
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any epidemic disease with a high death rate
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pest pestilence plague
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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
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pest pestilence pestis plague
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