infest
To swarm over a place in large, unwanted numbers.
infest in a sentence
- Ants infested the picnic basket, crawling over every sandwich.
- If mice ever infest the barn, the farmer's cat soon has plenty of work.
Words that mean something similar
swarm, overrun, invade
More words about weather & nature
- lethal: Able to cause death.
- lukewarm: Only slightly warm, or not very enthusiastic.
- lush: Growing thickly, green and healthy.
- mirage: Something you seem to see, often in heat, that is not really there.
- molten: Melted into hot liquid by great heat.
- nocturnal: Awake and active at night instead of during the day.
- nourish: To feed something so it grows healthy and strong.
- noxious: Harmful or poisonous, especially a gas or smell.
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Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test