general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

[ Syn: glitch ]

a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly

insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis

[ Syn: hemipterous insect , hemipteran , hemipteron ]

a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

[ Syn: microbe , germ ]

annoy persistently; The children teased the boy because of his stammer

[ Syn: tease , badger , pester , beleaguer ]

tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy; Is this hotel room bugged?

[ Syn: wiretap , tap , intercept ]