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Bites

/baɪts/

The act of biting.

📖 Definitions of "Bites"

noun
  1. 1

    The act of biting.

  2. 2

    The wound left behind after having been bitten.

    "That snake bite really hurts!"

  3. 3

    The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.

    "After just one night in the jungle I was covered with mosquito bites."

  4. 4

    A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.

    "There were only a few bites left on the plate."

verb
  1. 1

    To cut into something by clamping the teeth.

    "As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is."

  2. 2

    To hold something by clamping one's teeth.

  3. 3

    To attack with the teeth.

    "That dog is about to bite!"

  4. 4

    To behave aggressively; to reject advances.

    "If you see me, come and say hello. I don't bite."

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stingnounA puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
chompnounThe act of chomping (see below)
pungencynounThe state of being pungent.
morselnounA small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.
pricknounA small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
burnnounA physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
noshnoun(slang, US) A light meal or snack.
snacknounAn item of food eaten between meals.
collationnounBringing together.
sharpnessnoun(uncountable) the cutting ability of an edge; keenness.
insect bitenouna painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
seize with teethverbto grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
assassinationsnounThe murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
bugs(slang) Crazy; unstable.
chiggernounA harvest mite (Trombiculidae spp.), a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
franknoun(uncountable) Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).
injectionsnounThe act of injecting, or something that is injected.
insectsa 2009 album released by Gibraltarian flamenco/metal quintet Breed 77.
killingsnounThe act of killing.
mouthfulsnounthe second album by American folk-rock band Fruit Bats, released in 2003.

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