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Sense: Noun: insect
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Sense: Noun: infectious disease
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virus Collocations, infection, bacteria, illness Collocations, disease Collocations, sickness Collocations, affliction, flu Collocations, viral disease, viral infection, bacterial disease, bacterial infection, cold Collocations, the common cold, the lurgy , influenza , cough Collocations
Sense: Noun: fault in software, etc.
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fault Collocations, failure Collocations, glitch Collocations, error Collocations, defect Collocations, malfunction, flaw Collocations
Sense: Noun: hidden microphone
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Sense: Verb: annoy - informal
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annoy, bother Collocations, pester, get on sb's nerves , hassle Collocations , get on sb's wick , irritate, harass Collocations, gall Collocations, badger Collocations
Sense: Verb: install hidden microphones
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tap Collocations, wiretap, listen in on, spy on, eavesdrop on, overhear, put sb under surveillance, surveil, earwig on