Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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defect | Yes | No | Yes | No |
bug | Yes | No | Yes | No |
defect (noun) | bug (noun) |
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a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) | insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis |
a failing or deficiency | general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate |
an imperfection in an object or machine | a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use |
an imperfection in a bodily system | a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly |
a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine |
defect (verb) | bug (verb) |
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desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army | annoy persistently |
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information |