bug
- noun
- /bʌɡ/
- She made that amazing web, and she keeps bugs out of the barn.
- bugs and insects
- bugs and ants
- beetles and bugs
What does this like if there's a bug, like an insect?
- What does this like if there's a bug, like an insect?
- But some people have bugs and they like eating them.
- Did you ever watch like the bug fight videos on YouTube?
- What you would kill a bug and then say to a dead bug?
- I don't really like bugs unless they're big.
- You know, it's like then like bugs and nature was scary.
- Now, this is the good bug art Artemia diet.
- They are called Zappic electric bug zapping rocket.
- Well, without these tanks we wouldn't be able to use bugs to eat our poop.
- There's little sunscreens and bug sprays and towels.
Examples
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I saw a colorful bug crawling on the flower in my garden.
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But some people have bugs and they like eating them.
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There was a bug on you.
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- There are bugs in the woods.
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I ate a lot of bugs.
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It feels like a bug is crawling on my feet.
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It should keep the bugs away, but it doesn't always work.
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I like bugs.
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No-see-ums are dust-sized bugs that go through clothing and screens to swarm and attack you.
Academic text (2000) -
There were several bugs flying around during our picnic in the park.
Synonyms
A small insect that lives in large groups and works together
A small insect with hard front wings that cover its back and a mouth for chewing
A small insect with no wings that lives in beds and bites people at night
A small flying insect whose female bites people or animals to drink blood
A small beetle that makes a soft light in its tail at night
A small round beetle with a red or yellow back and black spots that eats small insects
A very small flying insect that sometimes bites people or animals
A small beetle with a long snout that eats plants or stored grain
A small insect that sucks sap from plants and often damages them
A very small flying insect often found near water that sometimes bites
A small round insect that often looks red with black spots
An insect that gives off a strong bad smell when threatened
A small leaf beetle with strong back legs that jumps like a flea and chews small holes in leaves
A long thin insect that looks like a twig
A small bright insect that feeds on plant juices, often on leaves
A small bug that makes a strong bad smell when scared
A small jumping insect that sucks sap from plants and can damage crops
A small insect with a white, cottony covering that eats and harms plants
A small insect that lives in flour and stored grains and spoils food
A small round beetle often red with black spots that eats insects like aphids
A small round beetle with bright spots that eats small insects that harm plants
An insect with a tube-like mouth that sucks plant juices and front wings partly hard, like an aphid or cicada
An insect that sucks plant sap, with a long tube mouth and hard front wings at the base
A small insect that feeds on plants, usually on leaves
A small insect that eats plants and can spread disease to crops
A long-legged bug that eats other insects and sometimes sucks blood from mammals
A small brown beetle that lives in and eats stored rice
A small beetle that eats bean leaves and damages crops
An insect that makes a wax layer on its body to protect itself
A small round insect with bright spots that eats aphids
Idioms
- Informal
Tell someone about an idea so they will think about it later
Compounds
- US
A large bloodsucking bug that bites near the mouth and can spread Chagas disease
- US
A common North American beetle whose young live on roots and adults eat leaves and flowers
- Specialized
An insect with a thin mouth that pierces and sucks fluids, like a water strider
- Specialized
A small black and white bug that eats grasses like wheat and can damage crops
- Specialized
A large insect that sucks blood from people and sometimes spreads disease
- Specialized
A long-legged bug that eats other insects and sometimes sucks blood from mammals
A small yellow or orange bug with four black stripes that makes spots on plant leaves
A small yellow insect with four black stripes on its back that feeds on plants
A small insect with a thin net pattern on its wings and body that feeds on plant leaves
A large insect that feeds on plant juices and has leaf-shaped parts on its back legs
- Specialized
A small insect that feeds on many crop and garden plants and damages fruits
- US
A large insect that feeds on the sap of plants like squash and pumpkins, often damaging crops
- Specialized
A large North American insect with a wheel-shaped crest that eats other insects
- Specialized
A possible computer problem when programs cannot use dates after the year 9999
How Small
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bug first meant a scary spirit or goblin, which you can still see in words like bugbear and bugaboo. Later people used bug for small creatures like ants or beetles, so that's why we call insects 'bugs'.