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— English words —

• bug n. (Entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
• bug n. Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Moreton Bay bug, mudbug.
• bug n. (Informal) Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.
• bug n. (US) Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.
• bug n. (UK, obsolete, specifically) A bedbug.
• bug n. (Chiefly computing and engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
• bug n. A contagious illness, or a pathogen causing it.
• bug n. (Informal) An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.
• bug n. (Informal) A keen enthusiast or hobbyist.
• bug n. A concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device.
• bug n. A small and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily…
• bug n. (Broadcasting) A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television…
• bug n. (Aviation) A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.
• bug n. A semi-automated telegraph key.
• bug n. (Obsolete) Hobgoblin, scarecrow; anything that terrifies.
• bug n. (Chiefly LGBT, "the bug") HIV.
• bug n. (Poker) A limited form of wild card in some variants of poker.
• bug n. (Paleontology, slang) A trilobite.
• bug n. (Petroleum industry, slang, dated) Synonym of oil bug.
• bug n. (Slang, US, horse-racing) An asterisk denoting an apprentice jockey’s weight allowance.
• bug n. (Slang, US, horse-racing, by extension) A young apprentice jockey.
• bug n. (Printing) Synonym of union bug.
• bug n. (Gambling, slang) A small piece of metal used in a slot machine to block certain winning combinations.
• bug n. (Gambling, slang) A metal clip attached to the underside of a table, etc. to hold hidden cards, as a form of cheating.
• bug v. (Informal, transitive) To annoy.
• bug v. (Informal, intransitive) To act suspiciously or irrationally, especially in a way that annoys others.
• bug v. (Transitive) To install an electronic listening device or devices in.
• Bug prop.n. A river flowing northwest 450 miles between Belarus and Poland.
• Bug prop.n. A river in Ukraine (Southern Bug), flowing 530 miles to the Dnieper estuary.
• Bug n. (Slang) A Volkswagen Beetle car.
• Bug n. (Slang) A Bugatti car.

— International convention —

• bug sym. (International standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Buginese.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Azerbaijani
  • buğ n. Steam.
• Catalan
  • bug n. (Computing) bug.
• Danish
  • bug n. Belly (the lower part the body of an animal or, by analogy, an aircraft).
  • bug n. Abdomen, abdominal cavity (the lower inner part of a human body).
  • bug n. (Informal) belly, paunch (a large protruding belly).
• Hungarian
  • búg v. (Intransitive, of an organ, the musical instrument) to boom.
  • búg v. (Intransitive, of a motor) to hum, whirr.
  • búg v. (Intransitive, of an airplane) to drone, zoom.
  • búg v. (Intransitive, of a siren) to wail.
  • búg v. (Intransitive, of a dove-like bird) to coo.
  • búg v. (Intransitive, of pigs) to be in heat (to be in estrus, receptive to mating).
• Karipúna creole french
  • bug n. Boy (young male human).
• Plautdietsch
  • Bug n. (Nautical) bow, prow (of a ship).
• Polabian
  • büg n. God.
• Polish
  • Bug prop.n. Bug (a river in eastern Poland, a tributary of the Narew).
• Silesian
  • bůg n. God.
• Uzbek
  • bugʻ n. Vapor.

— English words, defined in German —

• bug S. Zoologie: eines der zahlreichen, oft schädlichen Insekten wie zum Beispiel die Bettwanze oder Laus;…
• bug S. US umgangssprachlich: ein beliebiges Insekt oder ähnlicher Organismus; Käfer; US wissenschaftlich: ein…
• bug S. Ein Krankheit auslösender Mikroorganismus, Keim, Bazillus, Virus.
• bug S. Technik: ein mechanischer, elektrischer oder andersartiger Defekt oder Fehler, zum Beispiel in einem…
• bug S. Eine Person mit einer stark ausgeprägten Gewohnheit, Neigung oder einer Vorliebe für etwas; ein Enthusiast…
• bug S. Ein plötzlich aufkommender starker Enthusiasmus etwas zu tun; ein enthusiastisches Interesse, ein „Fieber“.
• bug S. Technik: eine elektronische Abhörvorrichtung, zum Beispiel das Anzapfen der Telefonleitung oder eine…
• bug S. Eine Person, die gesetzlich oder medizinisch als geisteskrank eingestuft wird; Slang: ein Irrer.

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• bug n. (Dierkunde) insect.
• bug n. Afluisterapparaat.
• bug w. Dwarszitten.
• bug w. Afluisterapparaat plaatsen in.

— English words, defined in French —

• bug n. (Familier) Bestiole, insecte, petite bête.
• bug n. (Familier) Maladie contagieuse, virus, microbe.
• bug n. (Informatique) Bogue, erreur logicielle.
• bug n. Mouchard (petit appareil qui (sans permission) enregistre les conversations des gens).
• bug v. (Argot) Asticoter, emmerder, ennuyer.
• bug v. Enregistrer secrètement en utilisant un petit appareil caché.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• bug s. Insecto, bicho.
• bug s. Informática. Bug (error informático).
• bug s. Micrófono espía.
• bug s. Obseso, maníaco.
• bug s. Germen, bacteria.
• bug v. Irritar, molestar.
• bug v. Plantar un micrófono u otro medio de espionaje.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• bug s. Inseto.
• bug s. Um artrópode terrestre qualquer.
• bug s. (Informática⚠) bug, bugue.
• bug v. Chatear.
• bug v. Grampear (um telefone, por exemplo).

— English words, defined in Italian —

• bug s. (Zoologia) (entomologia) baco.
• bug s. (Informatica) errore di programmazione.

— In German —

• Bug S. Nautik, Aviatik: Schiffsvorderteil, Flugzeugvorderteil.
• Bug S. Gastronomie: die Schulter von Schlachttieren.
• Bug S. Bauwesen: eine Strebe im Dachstuhl.
• Bug S. Musik, Streichinstrument: ein Teil des Korpus.
• Bug S. Philatelie: ein Knick in einer Briefmarke.
• Bug S. Informatik: ein Software- oder Hardwarefehler.
• Bug S. Halbinsel auf Rügen.
• Bug S. Fluss in Osteuropa, in der Ukraine, Polen und Weißrussland.
• Bug S. Namenbestandteil des Südlichen Bugs.
• Bug S. Geografie: Stadtteil von Bamberg.
• Bug S. Deutscher Familienname, Nachname.

— In Dutch —

• bug n. (Techniek) fout in een technisch apparaat.
• bug n. (Informatica) fout in een computerprogramma.

— In French —

• bug n.m. (Anglicisme informatique) Dysfonctionnement d’un logiciel…
• bug n.m. (Sens figuré) (Par analogie) Blocage ; arrêt imprévu.
• Bug n.prop.m. (Géographie) Fleuve d’Europe qui prend sa source en…
• Bug n.prop.m. (Géographie) Rivière d’Europe qui prend sa source…

— In Spanish —

• bug s. Informática. Error, defecto o anomalía en el código de un…

— In Portuguese —

• bug s. (Informática⚠) problema de funcionamento resultante da má…

— In Italian —

• bug s. (Forestierismo) (informatica) errore di scrittura di un programma software.

240 English words from 49 English definitions

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54 English words from 52 foreign definitions

als Argot arrêt auf bacteria Bamberg Blocage Bogue bug Bugs conversations das der des Deutscher die een Eine Enthusiast error Europe gens Germen insect Keim Knick les medio microbe Mouchard oft Par permission Person petit petite Plantar problema programma Rivière Rügen sans Sens Slang software source stark starker Teil telefone tun Ukraine und virus

152 foreign words from 52 foreign definitions

ähnlicher analogie andersartiger Anglicisme anomalía Anzapfen apparaat appareil artrópode Asticoter aufkommender ausgeprägten auslösender Aviatik baco Bauwesen Bazillus Beispiel beliebiges Bestiole bête bicho Briefmarke bugue caché Chatear código computerprogramma contagieuse Dachstuhl defecto Defekt Dierkunde Dwarszitten Dysfonctionnement ein eine einem einer eines eingestuft elektrischer elektronische emmerder ennuyer enregistre Enregistrer Enthusiasmus enthusiastisches entomologia erreur errore espía espionaje etwas exemplo Familienname Familier Fehler Fieber figuré Fleuve Fluss Forestierismo fout funcionamento für Gastronomie geisteskrank Geografie Géographie gesetzlich Gewohnheit Grampear Halbinsel imprévu informatica informático Informatik informatique insecte Insecto Insekt Insekten Inseto Interesse Irrer Irritar Käfer Korpus Krankheit Laus logiciel logicielle Maladie Maladie␣contagieuse maníaco mechanischer medizinisch micrófono Mikroorganismus mit molestar Musik Nachname Namenbestandteil Nautik Neigung Obseso oder Organismus Osteuropa otro petite␣bête Philatelie plaatsen plötzlich Polen por por␣exemplo prend programmazione qualquer qui resultante schädlichen Schulter scrittura secrètement Sens␣figuré Stadtteil Strebe Streichinstrument Südlichen Techniek Technik technisch Telefonleitung terrestre umgangssprachlich utilisant von Vorliebe Weißrussland wie wird wissenschaftlich zahlreichen Zoologia Zoologie zum zum␣Beispiel

220 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

Buga Bugg bugs Bugs bugan Bugay Buggs buggy Bugis bugle Bugle bugly bugsy Bugun bugaku bugans Bugays Bugbee bugboy bug␣boy Bugden bugdom bugeye bugfix bugged buggee bugger Buggin buggin' bugled bugler Bugler bugles buglet bugman bug-man bugmen bug-men bug␣off bugong bugout bug␣out bugsha bugaboo bug-a-boo Bugadze Buganda Bugatti bugbane bugbear bug-bear +169 words

282 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

mbuga albugo debugs mabugo mbugas Mbugua abugida albugos bat␣bugs bedbugs bed-bugs bed␣bugs debugee dorbugs humbugs May␣bugs Mbuguas mudbugs new␣bugs Ob-Ugric oil␣bugs redbugs sea␣bugs sowbugs unbuggy web␣bugs abugidas abugidic Abu␣Grein albugoes bait␣bugs bedbuggy bessbugs Bess␣bugs billbugs boat␣bugs bohrbugs codebugs debugees debugged debuggee debugger Djabugay dustbugs embugger firebugs flat␣bugs gnat␣bugs goldbugs gold␣bugs +232 words

169 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

debug Atabug bat␣bug bedbug bed-bug bed␣bug bow␣bug dorbug humbug May␣bug mudbug new␣bug oil␣bug redbug sea␣bug sowbug web␣bug antibug bait␣bug bessbug Bess␣bug billbug boat␣bug bohrbug codebug dead-bug dustbug firebug flat␣bug gnat␣bug goldbug gold␣bug hornbug junebug Junebug June␣bug lacebug lace␣bug ladybug lady-bug lovebug mealbug moss␣bug pillbug pill␣bug pram␣bug redebug rose␣bug scumbug seedbug seed␣bug +118 words

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

gub

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

GBU gub

19 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

BGSU BUAG budg Buga Bugg bugs Bugs Bulg. bung burg Burg -burg glub grub Guba gubs GUBU guib ugba

16 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

bg Bg. bu Bu BU B/U Gb GB G♭ gu Gu GU UB ug Ug UG

66 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

aug Aug Aug. bag bbg BBG BCG beg Beg BFG big BIG bog BOG BRG BSG BTG Bua bub Bub BUC bud Bud BUD Bue BUF Buh Bui BUI buj Buk bum bun Bun BUN bur Bur bur- bus 'bus bus. Bus. but But but- buy buz dug fug hug jug lug Lug LUG mug nug pug PuG rug Rug sug tug vug wug yug Zug

9 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

bg Bg. bu Bu BU B/U ug Ug UG

8 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

BUAG budg Bugg Bulg. bung burg Burg -burg

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