bite (noun)

  • 1bite — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of biting/amount of food VERB + BITE ▪ have, swallow, take PREPOSITION ▪ between bites ▪ She tried to talk between bi …

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  • 2bite — ► VERB (past bit; past part. bitten) 1) use the teeth to cut into something. 2) (of a snake, insect, or spider) wound with a sting, pincers, or fangs. 3) (of a fish) take the bait or lure on the end of a fishing line into the mouth. 4) (of a tool …

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  • 3bite — [baɪt] noun [countable] COMPUTING another spelling of byte * * * Ⅰ. bite UK US /baɪt/ verb [I] ● start/begin to bite Cf. start/begin to bite …

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  • 4bite-sized — [ baıt,saızd ] or bite size [ baıt,saız ] adjective usually before noun 1. ) small enough to be put whole into your mouth: Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces. 2. ) small enough to be read or dealt with easily: The guides are produced in bite… …

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  • 5bite-size — bite sized UK [ˈbaɪtˌsaɪzd] / US or bite size UK [ˈbaɪtˌsaɪz] / US adjective [usually before noun] 1) small enough to be put whole into your mouth Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces. 2) small enough to be read or dealt with easily The guides… …

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  • 6bite-sized — UK [ˈbaɪtˌsaɪzd] / US or bite size UK [ˈbaɪtˌsaɪz] / US adjective [usually before noun] 1) small enough to be put whole into your mouth Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces. 2) small enough to be read or dealt with easily The guides are… …

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  • 7bite — noun see a bleating sheep loses a bite every dog is allowed one bite verb see a barking dog never bites big fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite them, and little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum dead men don’t bite …

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  • 8bite-sized — also bite size adj [only before noun] small enough to put into your mouth to eat ▪ sushi served in convenient bite size pieces …

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  • 9bite|wing — «BYT WIHNG», noun. a kind of X ray film used by dentists, with a fin which the teeth close on to keep it in place …

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  • 10bite plate — noun a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes • Syn: ↑biteplate • Hypernyms: ↑dental appliance * * * noun : a removable usually plastic dental appliance used in orthodontics and prosthodontics …

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