Definition of bugs Bugs

/bʌˈgz/ - [bugz] - bugs

We found 3 definitions of bugs from 2 different sources.

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What does bugs mean?

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  • bugs (Noun)
    Plural of lang=en.

Part of speech

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  • bugs, verb, present, 3rd person singular of bug (infinitive).
  • bugs, noun, plural of bug.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: bugs

bug - general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
  insect small air-breathing arthropod
bug - a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
  microphone, mike device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
bug - a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
  glitch
bug - insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
  hemipterous insect, hemipteran, hemipteron
  insect small air-breathing arthropod
  hemiptera, order hemiptera plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas)
  leaf bug, plant bug small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices
  lygaeid, lygaeid bug a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees
  coreid, coreid bug a true bug
  bed bug, bedbug, chinch, cimex lectularius bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
  backswimmer, notonecta undulata predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites
bug - a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
  microbe, germ
  micro-organism, microorganism any organism of microscopic size
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  • bug (Noun)
    An insect of the order Hemiptera the "true bugs".
  • bug (Noun)
    Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.
  • bug (Noun)
    Various species of marine crustaceans; e. g. a Morton Bay bug .
  • bug (Noun)
    A problem that needs fixing, especially in computing.
  • bug (Noun)
    A contagious illness; a bacterium or virus causing it.
  • bug (Noun)
    An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.
  • bug (Noun)
    An electronic intercept device.
  • bug (Noun)
    A small and and usually invisible file traditionally a single- pixel image on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users.
  • bug (Noun)
    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.
  • bug (Noun)
    A manually positioned marker in flight instruments .
  • bug (Noun)
    A semi-automated telegraph key .
  • bug (Noun)
    A bugbear; anything that terrifies.
  • bug (Verb)
    To annoy.
  • bug (Verb)
    To install an electronic listening device or devices in.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bug (n.)
    A bugbear; anything which terrifies.
  • bug (n.)
    A general name applied to various insects belonging to the Hemiptera; as, the squash bug; the chinch bug, etc.
  • bug (n.)
    An insect of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug (C. lectularius). See Bedbug.
  • bug (n.)
    One of various species of Coleoptera; as, the ladybug; potato bug, etc.; loosely, any beetle.
  • bug (n.)
    One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • bug
    Any of the suborder Heteroptera, having piercing and sucking mouthparts, specialized as a beak.\n(Source: CED)
  • bug
    A problem in computer software or hardware or in electronic hardware in general.
  • bug
    To make someone rather angry or impatient; to cause annoyance.
  • bug
    Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • bug
    bug, n. an object of terror.—ns. Big-bug (slang), an aristocrat; Bug′aboo, a bogy, or object of terror; Bug′bear, an object of terror, generally imaginary.—adj. causing fright. [M. E. bugge, prob. W. bwg, a hobgoblin.]
  • bug
    bug, n. a name applied loosely to certain insects, esp. to one (Cimex lectularius) that infests houses and beds: in America applied to any insect

Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡

  • bug
    Any fault or trouble in the connections or working of electric apparatus.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • bug
    An old term for a vessel more remarkable in size than efficiency. Thus, when Drake fell upon Cadiz, his sailors regarded the huge galleys opposed to them as mere "great bugges."

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • bug
    A nick name given by the Irish to Englishmen; bugs having, as it is said, been introduced into Ireland by the English.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • rivers
    The Western Bug and the Southern Bug are rivers which flow through Poland and Ukraine.

Part of speech

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  • bug, verb, present, 1st person singular of bug (infinitive).
  • bug, verb (infinitive).
  • bug, noun, singular of bugs.

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