VERB | contact | bite, seize with teeth | to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws / jaws |
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perception | bite, sting, burn | cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort | |
contact | bite | penetrate or cut, as with a knife | |
contact | bite, sting, prick | deliver a sting to | |
NOUN | state | bite | a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person |
food | bite, morsel, bit | a small amount of solid food | |
state | bite, sting, insect bite | a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin | |
food | bite, collation, snack | a light informal meal | |
event | bite | (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait | |
communication | bite, pungency | wit having a sharp and caustic quality | |
attribute | bite, pungency, sharpness, raciness | a strong odor or taste property | |
act | bite, chomp | the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws | |
act | bite | a portion removed from the whole |
Sounds | bay't | |
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Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... |
Meaning | A wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person. | |
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Narrower | dog bite | A bite inflicted by a dog |
snakebite | A bite inflicted by a (venomous) snake | |
Broader | wound, lesion | An injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) |
Spanish | mordedura, mordisco | |
Catalan | mossegada | |
Verbs | bite | to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws / jaws |
Meaning | A small amount of solid food; a mouthful. | |
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Synonyms | morsel, bit | |
Narrower | chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad | A wad of something chewable as tobacco |
crumb | small piece of e.g. bread or cake | |
sop, sops | Piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid / liquid | |
Broader | taste, mouthful | A small amount eaten or drunk |
Spanish | bocado, gota, porción | |
Catalan | bocí, engruna, mos, tros |
Meaning | A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin. | |
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Synonyms | sting, insect bite | |
Narrower | bee sting | A sting inflicted by a bee |
flea bite | sting inflicted by a flea | |
mosquito bite | A sting inflicted by a mosquito | |
Broader | injury, hurt, harm, trauma | Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. |
Spanish | picada, picadura, picotada, picotazo, piquetazo | |
Catalan | pessigada, picada | |
Verbs | bite | deliver a sting to |
Meaning | A light informal meal. | |
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Synonyms | collation, snack | |
Narrower | coffee break, tea break | A snack taken during a break in the work day |
nosh | (Yiddish) a snack or light meal | |
refreshment | snacks and drinks served as a light meal | |
Broader | meal, repast | The food served and eaten at one time |
Spanish | aperitivo, colación, piscolabis, refrigerio, tentempié | |
Catalan | aperitiu, col·lació, piscolabis, vermut |
Meaning | (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait. | |
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Example | "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite" | |
Category | fishing, sportfishing | The act of someone who fishes as a diversion |
Broader | success | An event that accomplishes its intended purpose |
Meaning | wit having a sharp and caustic quality. | |
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Example | "the bite of satire" | |
Synonym | pungency | |
Broader | wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness | A message whose ingenuity / ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter |
Meaning | A strong odor or taste property. | |
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Example | "the sulfurous bite of garlic" | |
Synonyms | pungency, sharpness, raciness | |
Broader | spiciness, spice, spicery | The property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored |
Spanish | acrimonia, acritud, intensidad, picor | |
Catalan | acrimonia, acrimònia, acritud, intensitat, picantor |
Meaning | The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws. | |
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Synonym | chomp | |
Narrower | munch | A large bite |
nibble | Gentle biting | |
nip, pinch | A small sharp bite or snip | |
Broader | eating, feeding | The act of consuming food |
Spanish | bocado | |
Catalan | mos | |
Verbs | bite | to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws / jaws |
Meaning | A portion removed from the whole. | |
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Example | "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck" | |
Broader | subtraction, deduction | The act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) |
Usage of | slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
Meaning | To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws / jaws. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" | |
Synonym | seize with teeth | |
Narrower | gnaw | bite or chew on with the teeth |
nibble | bite off very small pieces | |
nibble | bite gently | |
nip | Give a small sharp bite to | |
snap | Bring the jaws together | |
snap at, bite off | bite off with a quick bite | |
Broader | grip | hold fast or firmly |
See also | bite off | bite off with a quick bite |
Spanish | dar un bocado, morder | |
Catalan | mossegar, queixalar | |
Nouns | bite | the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws |
bite | a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person | |
biter | someone who bites |
Meaning | Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | sting, burn | |
Narrower | nettle, urticate | sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation |
Broader | ache, smart, hurt | Be the source of pain |
Similar to | burn | Feel hot or painful |
Spanish | abrasar, incendiar, quemar | |
Catalan | abrusar-se, cremar-se, incendiar, mossegar-se, tallar-se |
Meaning | penetrate or cut, as with a knife. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Broader | pierce | make a hole into |
Spanish | picar |
Meaning | deliver a sting to. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | sting, prick | |
Broader | pierce | make a hole into |
Spanish | morder, picar, pinchar | |
Catalan | picar | |
Nouns | bite | a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin |
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