infested (verb)
1infest — verb (T) if insects, rats etc infest a place, they appear in large numbers and usually cause damage (+ with): hair infested with lice | shark infested waters infestation / Infe steISFn/ noun (C, U): an infestation of cockroaches …
2verminate — verb [usu. as adjective verminating] archaic breed or become infested with vermin. Derivatives vermination noun …
3abound — verb 1) cafés and bars abound in the narrow streets Syn: be plentiful, be abundant, be numerous, proliferate, superabound, be thick on the ground; informal grow on trees 2) the stream abounds with trout and eels Syn: be full of, overflow with,… …
4crawl — verb 1) they crawled under the table Syn: creep, worm one s way, go on all fours, go on hands and knees, wriggle, slither, squirm, scrabble 2) informal I m not going to go crawling to him Syn: grovel to, ingrati …
5infest — [[t]ɪnfe̱st[/t]] infests, infesting, infested 1) VERB When creatures such as insects or rats infest plants or a place, they are present in large numbers and cause damage. [V n] ...pests like aphids which infest cereal crops. Derived words:… …
6water — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 liquid ADJECTIVE ▪ boiling, chilled, cold, cool, freezing, frigid (AmE), hot, ice cold, icy, lukewarm …
7infest — UK [ɪnˈfest] / US verb [transitive] Word forms infest : present tense I/you/we/they infest he/she/it infests present participle infesting past tense infested past participle infested 1) if animals or insects infest a place, there are very many of …
8infest — transitive verb Etymology: French infester, from Latin infestare, from infestus hostile Date: 1602 1. to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner < a slum infested with crime > < shark infested waters > 2. to live in or on as a parasite …
9StarCraft — This article is about the video game. For other uses, see Starcraft (disambiguation). StarCraft StarCraft s box art depicts a Protoss warrior, flanked by a Zerg creature and a Terran soldier …
10infest — in|fest [ ın fest ] verb transitive 1. ) if animals or insects infest a place, there are very many of them in it, so that they might cause damage or disease: be infested by/with something: The entire house was infested with mice. 2. ) INFORMAL to …
