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bug

noun verb

a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

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Word Facts

Word length
3
Starts with
B
Ends with
G
Contains
U
Scrabble score
6
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

bʌɡ

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

noun

  1. general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

noun

  1. insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis

noun

  1. a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly

noun

  1. a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

verb

  1. annoy persistently

    “The children teased the boy because of his stammer”

verb

  1. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

    “The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy”

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Example Sentences

The children teased the boy because of his stammer
The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy
Is this hotel room bugged?

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