rat-infested

См. также в других словарях:

• infested — [ ınfestəd ] suffix used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning full of something harmful or unpleasant: a rat infested house a crime infested city …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• -infested — UK [ɪnfestɪd] US [ɪnfestəd] suffix used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning ‘full of something harmful or unpleasant’ a rat infested house a crime infested city Thesaurus: suffixeshyponym …   Useful english dictionary

• rat — [[t]ræ̱t[/t]] rats, ratting, ratted 1) N COUNT A rat is an animal which has a long tail and looks like a large mouse. This was demonstrated in a laboratory experiment with rats. ...a rat infested derelict building. 2) N COUNT (disapproval) If you …   English dictionary

• -infested — UK [ɪnfestɪd] / US [ɪnfestəd] suffix used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning full of something harmful or unpleasant a rat infested house a crime infested city …   English dictionary

• Rat-flea typhus — Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic typhus, caused by a related microorganism, Rickettsia typhi (mooseri), transmitted to humans by rat fleas (Xenopsylla… …   Medical dictionary

• Rat Island, Alaska — Rat Island (Hawadax [Bergsland, K Aleut Dictionary Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, 1994] in Aleut) is an island in the Rat Islands archipelago of the western Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska. The island has a land area of 26 …   Wikipedia

• rat|tish — «RAT ihsh», adjective. 1. of, having to do with, or resembling a rat. 2. infested with rats …   Useful english dictionary

• Rat Terrier — Infobox Dogbreed akcfss = yes akcgroup = Terrier (FSS) akcstd = http://www.akc.org/breeds/rat terrier/index.cfm altname = American Rat Terrier Ratting Terrier Feist Decker Giant country = United States image caption = Tricolor Rat Terrier; note… …   Wikipedia

• rat — rat1 [ ræt ] noun count ** 1. ) an animal like a large mouse with a long tail: The house was infested with rats. diseases spread by rats rat poison 2. ) INFORMAL someone who is not loyal or who tricks you like rats deserting a sinking ship in a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rat — I UK [ræt] / US noun [countable] Word forms rat : singular rat plural rats ** 1) an animal like a large mouse with a long tail The house was infested with rats. diseases spread by rats rat poison 2) informal someone who is not loyal or who tricks …   English dictionary

• Brown rat — Rattus norvegicus redirects here. For the album, see Rattus Norvegicus (album). Brown rat Conservation status …   Wikipedia