Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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bug | Yes | No | Yes | No |
bedbug | Yes | No | No | No |
bug (noun) | bedbug (noun) |
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insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis | bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood |
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate | |
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use | |
a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly | |
a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine |
bug (verb) | bedbug (verb) |
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annoy persistently | |
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information |