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bug

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bug

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, bug is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofbug

1noun
  • An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
  • Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug, mudbug.
  • Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.

    Example: "These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them."

  • Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.
  • (chiefly computing and engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.

    Synonyms: defect, glitch

    Example: "The software bug led the computer to calculate 2 plus 2 as 3."

  • A contagious illness; a bacterium or virus causing it

    Example: "He’s got the flu bug."

  • An enthusiasm for something; an obsession

    Example: "I caught the skiing bug while staying in the Alps."

  • A keen enthusiast or hobbyist.
  • A concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device

    Example: "We installed a bug in her telephone."

  • A small and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users.

    Example: "He suspected the image was a Web bug used for determining who was visiting the site."

  • A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to indicate what network or cable channel is televising it

    Example: "Channel 4's bug distracted Jim from his favorite show."

  • A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.
  • A semi-automated telegraph key.
  • Hobgoblin, scarecrow; anything that terrifies.

    Synonyms: bog, bogey, boggard, boggle, bogle, bugbear

  • ("the bug") HIV.
  • A limited form of wild card in some variants of poker.
  • A trilobite.
  • A young apprentice jockey.
1verb
  • To annoy.

    Example: "Don’t bug me, I’m busy!"

  • To install an electronic listening device or devices in.

    Example: "We need to know what’s going on. We’ll bug his house."

1noun
  • A microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan.

    Synonyms: bug

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