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bug

noun as in bacterium, microorganism

Strong match

noun as in insect

Strongest matches

Strong matches

noun as in obsession

noun as in computer glitch

verb as in bother, disturb

verb as in listen to without permission

Strongest match

Weak match

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"Heights do not bother me at all, because I have been climbing for years and I've done some pretty sizable routes – so it's not a problem for me. But I'm not really great with bugs."

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Fujitsu executives have apologised for the company's role in the scandal, admitting that Horizon had bugs errors and defects from the start.

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Higher inflation becomes a feature, not a bug.

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The music was meant to cover their conversation, in case the room was bugged by Soviet spies.

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Tim’s father, Mac, was a city firefighter, which many in the family cite as the origin of the public service bug.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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