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Meaning of "locust-like" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOCUST-LIKE

locust-like  [ˈləʊkəstˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOCUST-LIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Locust-Like is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LOCUST-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of locust-like in the English dictionary

The definition of locust-like in the dictionary is resembling a locust, esp in being a voracious eater.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOCUST-LIKE


beastlike
ˈbiːstˌlaɪk
bullet-like
ˈbʊlɪtˌlaɪk
catlike
ˈkætˌlaɪk
Christlike
ˈkraɪstˌlaɪk
dustlike
ˈdʌstˌlaɪk
forest-like
ˈfɒrɪstˌlaɪk
frostlike
ˈfrɒstˌlaɪk
ghostlike
ˈɡəʊstˌlaɪk
giant-like
ˈdʒaɪəntˌlaɪk
insect-like
ˈɪnsektˌlaɪk
jacket-like
ˈdʒækɪtˌlaɪk
mastlike
ˈmɑːstˌlaɪk
nestlike
ˈnɛstˌlaɪk
priestlike
ˈpriːstˌlaɪk
prophet-like
ˈprɒfɪtˌlaɪk
robot-like
ˈrəʊbɒtˌlaɪk
unartistlike
ʌnˈɑːtɪstˌlaɪk
velvet-like
ˈvɛlvɪtˌlaɪk
vestlike
ˈvestˌlaɪk
yeastlike
ˈjiːstˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOCUST-LIKE

loculicidal
loculus
locum
locum tenens
locum tenentes
locuplete
locus
locus classicus
locus sigilli
locus standi
locust
locust bean
locust bird
locust tree
locusta
locustal
locution
locutionary
locutionary act
locutory

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOCUST-LIKE

bird-like
cell-like
cloth-like
daughter-like
dislike
garden-like
guitar-like
human-like
jelly-like
jewel-like
like-for-like
metal-like
oil-like
scale-like
shell-like
soul-like
stone-like
summer-like
tail-like
virus-like
woman-like

Synonyms and antonyms of locust-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «locust-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOCUST-LIKE

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The translations of locust-like from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «locust-like» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蝗虫般
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

algarrobo -como
570 millions of speakers

English

locust-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टिड्डी की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثل الجراد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

саранча , как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gafanhoto -like
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পঙ্গপাল মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

criquets comme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti belalang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heuschrecke - wie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

イナゴのような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

메뚜기 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaya belalang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

châu chấu giống như
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெட்டுக்கிளி போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टोळांसारखे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

keçiboynuzu benzeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

locusta -like
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak szarańcza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сарана , як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

salcâm , cum ar fi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακριδόμορφος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sprinkaan -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

locust -liknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gresshoppelignende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of locust-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOCUST-LIKE»

The term «locust-like» is used very little and occupies the 187.277 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOCUST-LIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about locust-like

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOCUST-LIKE»

Discover the use of locust-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to locust-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reflection and Refraction: Studies in Biblical ...
For example, while in Exod 10.14, the locusts are described as advancing against (l[ hl[) and settling down (jwn) in all Egypt, in Judg 6.3–4, the locust-like Midianites are also described as advancing against (l[ hl[) and camping out (hnj) on the ...
Robert Rezetko, Timothy Henry Lim, W. Brian Aucker, 2007
2
Preacher's Outline & Sermon Bible-KJV-Revelations
(9:3-6) Evil Spirits—Judgment: there will be the locust-like demons from the Abyss. They will be sent to inflict un4 bearable punishment upon the ungodly. Why are these demons called locusts? Because locusts are a symbol of God's anger ...
Leadership Ministries Worldwide, 2003
3
Deceptive Lights: The History and Imminent Collapse of ...
Like the locust-like creatures, the horsemen and the creatures that carry them are clearly from an area far beneath the surface of the earth. The fact that no smoke plumes rise from the cracked basin of the Euphrates River indicates they reside ...
Steven Pacey, 2004
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Issues in Chemical, Biological, and Medical Engineering: ...
Konkuk. University,. Seoul: Design. and. Demonstration. of. a. Locust-Like. Jumping. Mechanism. for. Small-Scale. Robots. By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Journal of Robotics & Machine Learning — Data detailed on Robotics have ...
‎2013
5
Encyclopedia of Entomology
So the "locusts" of Australia display a wide range of behaviors, from very locust- like to not so typically locust-like. Australia is known for frequent and severe problems with locusts, but grasshoppers also are implicated. The severity of the ...
John L. Capinera, 2008
6
The End May be Farther Than You Think
Changes in environment might also cause them to move out of their normal habitat and interact unfavorably with people, as with the frogs in Egypt. It is possible, therefore, that an actual plague of locust-like insects with stingers might occur at ...
Jack Uresk
7
The Locust and the Bee: Predators and Creators in ...
Rampaging armies and greedy states have been experienced as locusts all too often, and from African warlords to North Korean bureaucrats, locust—like behavior remains common. Capitalism should be an alternative. But too often its own ...
Geoff Mulgan, 2013
8
Things That Must Take Place: A Commentary on Revelation ...
Horses going into battle have horsemen but the locust-like creatures John describes have no riders. The creature itself is the warrior with a crown on its head symbolic of victory. The face of the demon was that ofa man with teeth ofa lion and its ...
Tony Kessinger, 2014
9
The Nature library
The Sonora Ironwood (Olneya Tesota, Gray) is a small tree, with hoary, spine- beset twigs and locust-like flowers, leaves and seed pods. It has very hard wood. In the deserts between Arizona and Lower California it is a most beautiful object ...
‎1907
10
The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees ...
is a little, gnarled tree, rare in western Texas, whose leaves are locust-like, but reduced to very tiny size in the dry air. The whole tree is invested with smooth, green bark which serves the office of foliage. The spiny twigs are sparsely set with ...
Julia Ellen Rogers, 1916

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOCUST-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term locust-like is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gophers going strong following mild conditions
But when the population of these small rodents booms, they can resemble a “locust-like plague” collectively, going after various crops' greenery ... «Idaho Press-Tribune, Jun 15»
2
Author Reveals the Three Wraths in the Book of Revelation that …
Also, demonic locust-like creatures will appear to torture all who are not God's people, and soldiers from throughout the earth will gather to ... «Christian News Wire, Jun 15»
3
Cicadas 'attack': Insects launch ruthless assault on reporter at …
Up to that point, she flailed her arms around in response, as anyone would do when being ambushed by swarms of locust-like creepy-crawlies. «Examiner.com, Jun 15»
4
Roger That: Scientists find link between bomb blasts, aging of …
“[Lethal autonomous weapons systems] would be closer to a plague of guided munitions than an automated fighting force, leaving a locust-like ... «Belleville News-Democrat, Jun 15»
5
What Might A Killerbot Arms Race Look Like?
They would be closer to a plague of guided munitions than an automated fighting force, leaving a locust-like trail of inert, disposable ... «Popular Science, May 15»
6
THEY'RE BACK
Cicadas are the large flying locust-like insects that burrow into the ground where they remain for 13 years before emerging in early summer to ... «The Daily Republican, May 15»
7
Locust-like mini-drones have wide range of uses, military says
Engineers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, DC, have developed paper airplane-sized drones—called Cicadas in ... «Science Recorder, May 15»
8
Serendipitous Chance: Resonate Festival Reviewed
There's other sections that see him strangely manipulating the fast-forward function to locust-like effect. It's a grand, shocking and utterly ... «The Quietus, Apr 15»
9
NRA anxieties sell guns, bolster Republicans
A locust-like sound pervades the hall, a constant click-clack-click of thousands of guns being cocked and then dry-fired. A young girl, who is ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
10
Kudzu bug and other insects emerge in Miss-Lou
Last year, Adams County experienced the emergence of a brood of 13-year cicadas, the locust-like insect that spends much of its lifecycle ... «Natchez Democrat, Apr 15»

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