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bug

[buhg, book] / bʌg, buk /
NOUN
bacterium, microorganism
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VERB
listen to without permission
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Like whenever a spider sneaks into our bedroom—which is way, way too often—he insists on rehoming the evil bug on the back porch rather than whacking it with a newspaper.

From Literature

But that is hard to tell when you first wake up and see dozens of bugs covering every inch of your comforter.

From Literature

That cancer was like bugs in a tree: one day you don’t see them at all and the next it seems like they’re everywhere, eating the leaves and the fruit.

From Literature

Basically, he said volatility is the “bug,” but it is also the feature.

From MarketWatch

Protests have erupted over bugs being found in the detention center's food, W said, while lights are kept on 24 hours a day, making it difficult to sleep.

From Barron's