🇬🇧 Pest meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A pest is an animal or insect that causes problems for people, plants, or animals. Pests can damage crops, spread diseases, or simply be a nuisance. Common examples include mosquitoes, rats, and weeds.

The ants in our kitchen must think they own the place—what a bunch of tiny pests!

Tommy is such a pest—he keeps tapping my shoulder, then pretending it wasn’t him.

The dog chased the squirrel, thinking it was the ultimate backyard pest.

Grandpa joked that the dandelions in his garden were the most persistent pests.

The cat thought the fly was a tiny pest sent to test its patience.

At dawn she found a pest chewing tomato leaves; another pest slipped down the stem; she caught a pest in a jar, watched the pest stare, then set it outside. A final pest nosed at seedlings during the night. She laughed, closing the greenhouse door, relieved the garden had won for now.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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