Definition of infest

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Infest (v. t.) To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as, fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates..

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Bedbug :: Bedbug (n.) A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect (Cimex Lectularius), sometimes infesting houses and especially beds. See Illustration in Appendix..
Mousy :: Mousy (a.) Infested with mice; smelling of mice.
Mothy :: Mothy (a.) Infested with moths; moth-eaten.
Weeviled :: Weeviled (a.) Infested by weevils; as, weeviled grain..
Buggy :: Buggy (a.) Infested or abounding with bugs.
Blight :: Blight (n.) A downy species of aphis, or plant louse, destructive to fruit trees, infesting both the roots and branches; -- also applied to several other injurious insects..
Lungworm :: Lungworm (n.) Any one of several species of parasitic nematoid worms which infest the lungs and air passages of cattle, sheep, and other animals, often proving fatal. The lungworm of cattle (Strongylus micrurus) and that of sheep (S. filaria) are the best known..
Maggoty :: Maggoty (a.) Infested with maggots.
Infest :: Infest (v. t.) To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as, fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates..
Infesting :: Infesting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Infes.
Dermatophyte :: Dermatophyte (n.) A vegetable parasite, infesting the skin..
Caravan :: Caravan (n.) A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa..
Infester :: Infester (n.) One who, or that which, infests..
Bugginess :: Bugginess (a.) The state of being infested with bugs.
Infestive :: Infestive (a.) Having no mirth; not festive or merry; dull; cheerless; gloomy; forlorn.
Serpentry :: Serpentry (n.) A place inhabited or infested by serpents.
Infesttation :: Infesttation (n.) The act of infesting or state of being infested; molestation; vexation; annoyance.
Mohawk :: Mohawk (n.) One of certain ruffians who infested the streets of London in the time of Addison, and took the name from the Mohawk Indians..
Mosstrooper :: Mosstrooper (n.) One of a class of marauders or bandits that formerly infested the border country between England and Scotland; -- so called in allusion to the mossy or boggy character of much of the border country.
Pester :: Pester (v. t.) To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to infest.
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