bug
Definitions
Noun
- General term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
- A fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
- A small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
- Insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
- A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
Verb
- Annoy persistently
- Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "bug".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bugs | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | buggy | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | bug | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | bugging | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | bugged | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | bugle | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | bedbugs | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | bugatti | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | bugeyed | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | buggers | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | buggies | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | firebug | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | jitterbug | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | bedbug | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | buga | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | bugaboo | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | bugai | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | bugai's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | bugaj | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | bugarin | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | bugay | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | bugbee | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | bugeye | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | bugg | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | bugge | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | bugger | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | buggs | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | bugh | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | bugher | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | bugles | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | bugling | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | bugliosi | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | bugliosi's | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | bugojno | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | bugsy | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | debug | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | debugging | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | frombuger | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | frombuger's | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | humbug | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | jitterbugging | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | ladybug | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | ladybugs | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | stinkbug | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | stinkbugs | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "bug".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "bug" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "bug" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a bug | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "bug" in the same piece of text.
Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 45
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 3
Consonant Matches: 8
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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