bite, n.
(bites)
freq. cnt. 2
(bites)
freq. cnt. 2
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
<noun.food> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bit bite morsel
sample sentences
"all they had left was a bit of bread"
a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bite
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a portion removed from the whole
<noun.act>
bite
sample sentences
"the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"
semantic pointers
hypernym
domain of synset (usage)
the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bite chomp
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a strong odor or taste property
<noun.attribute>
bite pungency raciness sharpness
sample sentences
"the pungency of mustard""the sulfurous bite of garlic"
"the sharpness of strange spices"
"the raciness of the wine"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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hypernym
wit having a sharp and caustic quality
<noun.communication>
bite pungency
sample sentences
"he commented with typical pungency""the bite of satire"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
(angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
<noun.event>
bite
sample sentences
"after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
a light informal meal
<noun.food> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bite collation snack
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
<noun.state>
bite insect bite sting
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