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Locust

noun

/ˈloʊ.kəst/

Meaning

a large insect that flies in groups and eats crops

The locusts destroyed the entire wheat field.

grasshopper, cricket

locust swarm, locust plague, desert locust

a person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others

A place where two rivers meet; a flowing together or meeting point.

A material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for w...

The action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.

A branch of mathematics concerned with rates of change and accumulation; also a hard mineral deposit...

The action of delaying or postponing important tasks.