Bugs

Meaning

1. (noun) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
2. (noun) Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug, mudbug.
3. (noun) Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest. “These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them.”
4. (noun) Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.
5. (noun) (chiefly computing and engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing. “The software bug led the computer to calculate 2 plus 2 as 3.”
6. (noun) A contagious illness; a bacterium or virus causing it “He’s got the flu bug.”
7. (noun) An enthusiasm for something; an obsession “I caught the skiing bug while staying in the Alps.”
8. (noun) A keen enthusiast or hobbyist.
9. (noun) A concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device “We installed a bug in her telephone.”
10. (noun) A small and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users. “He suspected the image was a Web bug used for determining who was visiting the site.”
11. (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 “Channel 4's bug distracted Jim from his favorite show.”
12. (noun) A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.

Letter breakdown

• Bugs contains 4 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
• It uses 4 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 1.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 7.

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Words starting with BUG

• bug
• bugaboo
• bugaboos
• bugbear
• bugbears
• bugged
• bugger
• buggers
• buggier
• buggies
• buggiest
• bugging
• buggy
• bugle
• bugled
• bugler
• buglers
• bugles

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Words ending with UGS

• bedbugs
• chugs
• debugs
• drugs
• earplugs
• firebugs
• fireplugs
• hugs
• humbugs
• jitterbugs
• jugs
• ladybugs
• litterbugs
• lugs
• mugs
• plugs
• pugs
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Words from these letters

• bug
• bus
• sub

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