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plague (noun)

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  • plague — ► NOUN 1) a contagious disease spread by bacteria and characterized by fever and delirium. 2) an unusually and unpleasantly large quantity of insects or animals. ► VERB (plagues, plagued, plaguing) 1) cause continual trouble or distress to. 2) …   English terms dictionary

  • plague spot — noun a spot on the skin characteristic of the plague • Hypernyms: ↑macule, ↑macula * * * noun 1. : a hemorrhagic spot on the skin 2. : a locality afflicted with a plague or regarded as a source of contamination * * * plague spot, 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • plague pneumonia — noun a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever • Syn: ↑pneumonic plague, ↑pulmonic plague …   Useful english dictionary

  • plague — noun 1》 a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes (see bubonic plague) and sometimes infection of the lungs (pneumonic plague). 2》 an unusually large number of insects or animals… …   English new terms dictionary

  • plague-pit — plagueˈ pit noun A common grave for plague victims • • • Main Entry: ↑plague …   Useful english dictionary

  • plague-sore — plagueˈ sore noun An ulcer due to plague • • • Main Entry: ↑plague …   Useful english dictionary

  • plague-spot — plagueˈ spot noun 1. A spot on the skin indicating plague 2. A place where disease is constantly present 3. An evil place • • • Main Entry: ↑plague …   Useful english dictionary

  • plague grasshopper — noun or plague locust : a grasshopper that may rapidly build up vast destructive swarms from a small localized population; especially : either of two Australian grasshoppers (Chortoicetes terminifera or Austroicetes cruciata) …   Useful english dictionary

  • plague locust — noun see plague grasshopper …   Useful english dictionary

  • plague — /pleɪg / (say playg) noun 1. an epidemic disease of high mortality; a pestilence. 2. Also, the plague, bubonic plague. an infectious, epidemic disease, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and carried by fleas from rodents. Symptoms include… …  

  • plague — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bubonic ▪ great ▪ Nearly a third of the population died in the Great Plague. … OF PLAGUE ▪ outbreak ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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