bug vs germ
germ vs bugbug and germ both are nouns.
bug is a verb but germ is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bug | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| germ | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
bug and germ
are synonyms defined as:
- bug and germ: a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
Other synonyms of bug include
microbe.
| bug (noun) | germ (noun) |
|---|---|
| insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis | a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use |
| general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate | a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism |
| a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use | anything that provides inspiration for later work |
| a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly | |
| a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine |
| bug (verb) | germ (verb) |
|---|---|
| annoy persistently | |
| 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
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