bug vs defect
defect vs bugbug and defect both are nouns.
bug and defect both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bug | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| defect | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
defect is a hypernym of
bug; that is, defect is a
word with a broader meaning than bug:
- bug: a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
- defect: an imperfection in an object or machine
| bug (noun) | defect (noun) |
|---|---|
| insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) |
| general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate | a failing or deficiency |
| a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use | an imperfection in an object or machine |
| a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly | an imperfection in a bodily system |
| a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine |
| bug (verb) | defect (verb) |
|---|---|
| annoy persistently | desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army |
| tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information |
Words related to "bug"
- Cimex lectularius
- Hemiptera
- Notonecta undulata
- backswimmer
- badger
- bed bug
- bedbug
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- buggy
- chinch
- coreid
- coreid bug
- crucify
- defect
- dun
- eavesdrop
- fault
- flaw
- frustrate
- germ
- glitch
- hemipteran
- hemipteron
- hemipterous insect
- insect
- intercept
- leaf bug
- listen in
- lygaeid
- lygaeid bug
- mic
- micro-organism
- microbe
- microorganism
- microphone
- mike
- order Hemiptera
- pester
- plant bug
- rag
- tap
- tease
- torment
- true bug
- wiretap
Words related to "defect"
- appearance
- birth defect
- birthmark
- blackhead
- blemish
- blister
- blot
- bug
- burn
- burn mark
- chatter mark
- check
- chip
- comedo
- congenital abnormality
- congenital anomaly
- congenital defect
- congenital disorder
- crack
- daub
- defection
- defector
- dent
- desert
- ding
- disadvantage
- dissent
- fault
- flaw
- flee
- fly
- glitch
- gouge
- hole
- imperfection
- imperfectness
- mar
- mark
- milium
- mole
- myelatelia
- nevus
- nick
- protest
- rat
- resist
- scar
- scrape
- scratch
- shortcoming
- slur
- smear
- smirch
- smudge
- spot
- stigma
- take flight
- verruca
- visual aspect
- wart
- whitehead
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