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Bests
- noun - Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)
- get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
- the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them"
- the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best"
Cesta
- unknown - A piece of jai alai equipment, a curved basket for throwing a ball.
Festa
- unknown - 1. a general term meaning holiday or feast-day (Italy, Malta, Catalonia, Spain)
2. Festa, Constanzo - a 15th C composer whose Te Deum is still sung by the pontifical choir at the election of a pope
Feste
- - A feast.
- Jester in Shakespeare's 12th night
Geste
- - To tell stories or gests.
Jests
- noun - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
- act in a funny or teasing way
- activity characterized by good humor
- tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"
Nesta
- unknown - Welsh form of the name "Agnes".
Nests
- noun - a cosy or secluded retreat
- a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves"
- a kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers"
- a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- fit together or fit inside; "nested bowls"
- furniture pieces made to fit close together
- gather nests
- inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"
- move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"
Pesto
- noun - a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil
Pests
- noun - a persistently annoying person
- 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
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- 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"