Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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germ | Yes | No | No | No |
bug | Yes | No | Yes | No |
germ (noun) | bug (noun) |
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a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use | insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis |
a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism | general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate |
anything that provides inspiration for later work | 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 |
germ (verb) | bug (verb) |
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annoy persistently | |
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information |