bedbug
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1.7
- noun
- /ˈbɛdˌbʌg/
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- If you notice bites on your skin, it might be a sign of bedbugs in your mattress.
- bedbugs bite
- bedbug infestation
- infested with bedbugs
No, I had bedbugs one time, so I threw it away.
- No, I had bedbugs one time, so I threw it away.
- And remember, be kind to your bedbugs.
Examples
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Unfortunately, we can't help you rule out bedbugs from the appearance or location of bites alone.
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Sleep tight and don't let the bedbugs bite.
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When you have bedbugs, everybody leaves.
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We have absolutely no bedbugs, not one, sir.
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The most important thing is to learn to recognize bedbugs and their signs.
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I live in Cincinnati, Ohio, and have been dealing with bedbugs for over two months.
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So first of all, after staying in that hotel with bedbugs, we knew that we had to buy our own beds and mattresses.
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I live in a 7-floor high-rise, and they have had bedbugs in the building since last January.
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One of the main conducive conditions for bedbugs is clutter, not filth!
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Then Marie puckered a kiss into the phone's receiver and said, "Bye, Annie, don't let the bedbugs bite."
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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2.1
A small insect with no wings that lives in beds and bites people at night
A small insect that lives in beds and bites people at night
A small insect that lives in beds and bites people at night
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bedbug is simply bed + bug, with bed meaning 'bed' and bug meaning 'small insect'. So a bedbug is a small insect that lives in beds and bites people at night.