EAVESDROP Synonyms

• general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

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

• a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly

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

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

• annoy persistently

• tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

• hear with intention

• listen and pay attention

• pay close attention to; give heed to

• an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac

• someone who supervises (an examination)

• someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

• display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor

• electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions

• a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble

• any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

• keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

• check, track, or observe by means of a receiver

• a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

• watch, observe, or inquire secretly

• (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

• a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people

• catch sight of

• watch, observe, or inquire secretly

• catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

• secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage

• the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

• tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

• listen quietly, without contributing to the conversation

• listen without the speaker's knowledge