any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.; "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"
several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern; "the sequence of names was alphabetical"; "he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA"
arrange in a sequence
determine the order of constituents in; "They sequenced the human genome"
a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"
touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"
lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone"
disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
be concerned with; "I worry about my grades"
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"
(mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
a periodical that appears at scheduled times
(sports) several contests played successively by the same teams; "the visiting team swept the series"
similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"
a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection; "the Post Office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers"; "his coin collection included the complete series of Indian-head pennies"
(electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other; "the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors"
the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"
a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"