Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A former town of north-central Hungary on the left bank of the Danube River. Since 1873 it has been part of Budapest.
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Examples
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Ron Harrison, an entomologist who works for Atlanta-based Orkin Pest Control Inc., said the annoying bugs were a type of midge, an insect related to mosquitoes.
Hafner's hit beats Yanks as Indians grab 2-0 series lead 2007
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"You need to call a Pest Control person," said Ms. Animal Controller.
Elizabeth Boleman-Herring: The Squirrel Amongst the Razors in Occam's Butter Churn Elizabeth Boleman-Herring 2012
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"You need to call a Pest Control person," said Ms. Animal Controller.
Elizabeth Boleman-Herring: The Squirrel Amongst the Razors in Occam's Butter Churn Elizabeth Boleman-Herring 2012
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A Gauteng pest control company called Pest Master said there had been a marked increase of callers wanting rodents to be killed.
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It is a sort of anticipation of Pest, which is sweet to me.
Letters Liszt, Franz 1893
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I'm goin 'to introduce a new style, for your special benefit, called the Pest-a-lazy (Pestalozzi) system, now all the fashion.
Life in the Clearings versus the Bush Susanna Moodie 1844
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It is the old, dignified part of Budapest, as compared to Pest which is supposed to be lively and more modern.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009
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Another blooper: "Pest," as in the former sister city of Buda.
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"Pest," under the title of the "Mort d'Ypres" (_de Dood van Yperen_,
Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders George Wharton Edwards 1904
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IPM Integrated Pest Management is a science based, decision making process for managing animal and plant pests using a combination of non-chemical and least toxic chemical controls.
Maggie Sergio: The Proposal to Poison a Wildlife Refuge Maggie Sergio 2011
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