BUG
Scrabble letter values: B3U1G2 = 6
Definition
- verb annoy persistently. — synonyms: tease, badger, pester, beleaguer
- verb tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information. — synonyms: wiretap, tap, intercept
- noun general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate.
- noun a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine. — synonyms: glitch
- noun a small hidden microphone.
- noun insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base. — synonyms: hemipterous_insect, hemipteran, hemipteron
- noun a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium). — synonyms: microbe, germ
Examples
- “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?”