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pestilence collapse: a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of; "racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"; "according to him, I was the canker in their midst"

pandemic collapse: an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world; existing everywhere; "pandemic fear of nuclear war"; epidemic over a wide geographical area; "a pandemic outbreak of malaria"

epidemic collapse: a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time; (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously; "an epidemic outbreak of influenza"

pest collapse: 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"; a persistently annoying person

scourge collapse: a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor); punish severely; excoriate

plague collapse: an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"; any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God); any epidemic disease with a high death rate; a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

black death collapse: the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe

tuberculosis collapse: infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)

milky collapse: resembling milk in color or cloudiness; not clear; "milky glass"

chalky collapse: of something having the color of chalk; "she turned chalky white"

ivory collapse: a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

grizzly collapse: powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America

ovule collapse: a small or immature ovum; a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization

infest collapse: invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"; live on or in a host, as of parasites

frosted collapse: (of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost; "frosted glass"

albino collapse: a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink

caviar collapse: salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre

creamy collapse: of the color of cream; "creamy translucent pebbles"; thick like cream

patriarchal collapse: characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line; relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank

aged collapse: people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged"; (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable); of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses"; advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"; at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable); "aged rocks"

glaucous collapse: having a frosted look from a powdery coating, as on plants; "glaucous stems"; "glaucous plums"; "glaucous grapes"

advanced collapse: (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry; "advanced societies"; "an advanced country technologically"; far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90"; ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system"; at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill; "an advanced degree"; "an advanced text in physics"; "special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University"; farther along in physical or mental development; "the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'"; "children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average"; ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"

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