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.

annoy persistently

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

a persistently annoying person

causing irritation or annoyance

a breeding ground for epidemic disease

hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)

a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)

toxic condition resulting from ingesting or inhaling a pesticide

contaminated with infecting organisms

likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

tending to corrupt or pervert

causing irritation or annoyance

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 pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of

exceedingly harmful

likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

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

a mild form of bubonic plague

the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person

machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores

a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone

a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar

grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar

a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil