bug vs mic
mic vs bugbug and mic both are nouns.
bug is a verb but mic is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bug | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| mic | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
mic is a hypernym of
bug; that is, mic is a
word with a broader meaning than bug:
- bug: a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
- mic: device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
Other hypernyms of bug include
microphone, mike.
| bug (noun) | mic (noun) |
|---|---|
| insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis | device for converting sound waves into electrical energy |
| 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) | mic (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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