noun Download 🔗Share The act of biting. Examples : "The dog's bite hurt the boy's hand. " body action physiology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The wound left behind after having been bitten. Examples : "That snake bite really hurts!" medicine body mark sensation anatomy animal essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting. Examples : "After just one night in the jungle I was covered with mosquito bites." insect biology body medicine sensation essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful. Examples : "There were only a few bites left on the plate." food body essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Something unpleasant. Examples : "The criticism from my boss was a real bite. " negative situation suffering essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An act of plagiarism. Examples : "That song is a bite of my song!" writing literature communication action language word moral essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small meal or snack. Examples : "For lunch, I had a quick bite of fruit and cheese. " food essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Aggression Examples : "The teacher's sharp bite at the student's argument showed her disapproval. " animal action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another. Examples : "The bite of the crowbar was strong enough to lift the heavy rock. " machine technical part essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cheat; a trick; a fraud. Examples : "The landlord's sudden increase in rent was a clear bite—he was trying to cheat us out of more money. " character business action moral negative essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sharper; one who cheats. Examples : "The new student was a real bite, always trying to take credit for other people's work in class. " character person business moral essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper. Examples : "The printer's error left a noticeable bite on the edge of the report, obscuring part of the company logo. " technical stationery writing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cut, a proportion of profits; an amount of money. Examples : "The company's profits were divided into three equal bites, one for each partner. " business finance amount essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut into something by clamping the teeth. Examples : "The dog bit into the crunchy biscuit. " action body animal food essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught. Examples : "Are the fish biting today?" fish animal action sport essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (of an insect) To sting. Examples : "These mosquitoes are really biting today!" animal insect biology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure. Examples : "Pepper bites the mouth." action sensation body animal essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To perform oral sex on. Used in invective. Examples : "The teacher's harsh words were a kind of bite, meant to shame the student. " sex language curse human essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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