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bugs

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bugz)

From the verb bug: (⇒ conjugate)
bugs is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v 3rd person singular

bug
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Sense: Noun: insect
Synonyms:
insect, creepy-crawly (informal), arthropod, beetle Collocations, creature Collocations
Sense: Noun: infectious disease
Synonyms:
virus Collocations, infection, bacteria, illness Collocations, disease Collocations, sickness Collocations, affliction, flu Collocations, viral disease, viral infection, bacterial disease, bacterial infection, cold Collocations, the common cold, the lurgy (UK, informal), influenza (formal), cough Collocations
Sense: Noun: fault in software, etc.
Synonyms:
fault Collocations, failure Collocations, glitch Collocations, error Collocations, defect Collocations, malfunction, flaw Collocations
Sense: Noun: hidden microphone
Synonyms:
tap Collocations, wire Collocations, wiretap, hidden microphone, listening device, phone tap
Sense: Verb: annoy - informal
Synonyms:
annoy, bother Collocations, pester, get on sb's nerves (informal), hassle Collocations (informal), get on sb's wick (UK, informal), irritate, harass Collocations, gall Collocations, badger Collocations
Sense: Verb: install hidden microphones
Synonyms:
tap Collocations, wiretap, listen in on, spy on, eavesdrop on, overhear, put sb under surveillance, surveil, earwig on (UK, slang)

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