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bite

[bahyt] / baɪt /
NOUN
injury from biting or stinging
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NOUN
mouthful of food
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STRONGEST


NOUN
pungency; stinging sensation
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STRONG
WEAK
tastelessness
NOUN
allotment
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STRONG




VERB
take a chance
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The bite will come elsewhere: Insurers are increasing what you will pay when you get care.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

But policies introduced by Andrews lost their bite over time.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

But it’s also a show with a sound bite archive spanning decades which includes such hits as “Jane, you ignorant slut,” from a late-’70s “Weekend Update” sketch starring Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

They are cute, helpful little fellas who want to assist you in digesting the world, one bite at a time.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

I tug the spoon out of the shake, sending a few purple drips to the counter, and take a huge bite.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

He also becomes something of an unreliable narrator, since we see much of the story through his eyes: During a dream, he’s beset by insects, one of which bites him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The technology emerged from research focused on making military uniforms more resistant to mosquito bites and improving comfort for soldiers wearing body armor.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Pharmacists can already prescribe medication for seven conditions - sore throat, earache, sinusitis, shingles, impetigo, infected bites and urinary tract infections.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Plus, mac and cheese grows up as Barilla bites on healthier Goodles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

There was a chance that Mom would eat with them, but it was more likely she’d grab a few bites while she was working.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Musk has likened talking about any merger activity to “tap dancing through a minefield,” though he’s been a bit more open on social media.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

“Ideally, we’d love to see those scales tip a little bit more, right?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

“Who realistically is going to be in this movie? I don’t know. A guy who might be a little bit like John Turturro, if I’m lucky.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

A decision on Rosebank, an oil field about 80 miles north east of Shetland, is expected to take a bit longer.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

She doesn’t look angry about it, but rather curious, and maybe a bit disappointed.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

A surfer in his fifties was rushed to hospital on Monday after being bitten by a shark in Western Australia, the state government and local ambulance service said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

“Wouldn’t someone bitten or scratched 3 months ago already be rabid and possibly even dead?” another visitor posted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The Chargers were bitten by the injury bug Tuesday during a joint practice with the San Francisco 49ers in El Segundo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

That radioactive spider that transformed Peter Parker into Spider-Man could have bitten the class moron just as easily.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Had she wept openly to say farewell, or bitten her lip to keep the tears inside?

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

The animal has red eyes and a short proboscis equipped with claws that help it grab food before biting.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

To distract the dog from biting them, they said, they fed it cereal they’d taken from a neighboring house where Yakeschi’s aunt lived.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

If cats get bored, they might redirect toward knocking things over, tearing up the carpet or biting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

"I was so tired and there were so many of them and I wanted to have a complete meltdown and just cry, but I couldn't because if I stopped moving, they started biting me," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

I hurried back down the hallway, the keys biting into my palm the whole time, and I’d almost made it to my bedroom door when I heard someone clear their throat behind me.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller


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