n.
1.a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected rat flea (especially bubonic plague)
2.any epidemic disease with a high death rate
3.a swarm of insects that attack plants
4.any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
5.an annoyance plague v.
1.cause to suffer a blight
2.annoy continually or chronically
Idiom of the Day
bring some new facts to light
to discover some new facts about something, to make some new facts about something known
The lawyer was able to bring some new facts to light in the trial of the killer.