English dictionary definition of:

bug


Noun

  • 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
  • insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
  • a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
  • a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

Verb

  • annoy persistently
  • tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

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Thesaurus

badger beleaguer germ glitch hemipteran hemipteron intercept microbe pester tap tease wiretap

Scrabble score for bug


Scrabble score = 6

generated at 15:44:29 on 02-08-19

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