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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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An infected animal can pass rabies to another animal or to a person through its bite, but that’s not the only way it can be transmitted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Some of Apple’s past choices may bite it.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Katie McCabe, who switched from Arsenal to Chelsea this summer, has brought leadership and bite - an aggression that was lacking at times last season.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The result is a crumb that is delicate, every forkful a moist, subtlety sweet bite.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

“You’re forgiven,” I said, popping a bite of the cake into my own mouth.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

This weekend, leave the predictable bag of chips behind and win the cookout with thrilling bites from Thailand, Canada, and even … Pennsylvania.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

In the last eight years, Anderson said there have been at least six cats who suffered rattlesnake bites, and every feline has recovered once they received anti-venom treatment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

I eat a few more bites of my bagel.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

“It’s been a bit of a catch-up trade, frankly.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

It was interesting to me because even his message was a little bit muddied.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

"It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe," Trump said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

The heat is expected to relent a bit by the weekend with temperatures in the mid-80s and even a chance of light showers Sunday as Hurricane Rachel continues its path across the Pacific Ocean.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

He fought for the handhold -and the antler bit just in time.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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

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

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Fong said the dog belonged to her partner Joshua Jones, who was not present when his father was bitten, although the prosecution claimed she was Cookie's joint owner.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“OWW!” he said, putting the finger I’d just bitten into his mouth.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

Regulatory and supply-chain delays are also biting big projects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

And in that humidity, mosquitoes were breeding — and biting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 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

But I was still biting my lip so hard, thinking about eggs and birthdays and allergies and not crying, and I didn’t think about it.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff




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