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bite
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- pronunciation:
- baIt
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bites, biting, bit, bitten |
| definition 1: |
When you bite something, you cut it with your teeth. If you're going to eat an apple, the first thing you do is bite it.
I was afraid that dog was going to bite me, but he only wanted to smell my leg.
- similar words:
- chew, cut, eat, nibble, pierce, pinch, sting, wound
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| definition 2: |
When the wind bites, it means that the wind hurts or stings because it is very cold.
The cold wind was biting my fingers and nose, so I went inside.- synonyms:
- sting
- similar words:
- freeze, pierce, prick, smart
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| related words: |
taste |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A bite is an injury made by a person's or animal's teeth.
I got a lot of mosquito bites last summer.A bite from a dog can be dangerous.- similar words:
- sting, wound
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| definition 2: |
A bite of food is how much food you take into your mouth by biting into it.
Sam took a big bite of cake.Can I have a bite of your hot dog?- similar words:
- bit, chunk
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| related words: |
taste |
Are you looking for the word byte (a computer term)? Bite and byte sound alike but have different meanings.
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