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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 smoky-salty bite of salmon chased by a caper.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

It was only in 2018, as sanctions over his nuclear programme began to bite, that Kim made his first known foreign trip.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

These tools can bite before the market fully understands what is happening.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The plan is to infect males — which don’t bite — with a bacteria called Wolbachia, which effectively renders them sterile.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

I bite my lower lip to keep from losing it.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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