Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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bite | Yes | No | Yes | No |
bit | Yes | No | No | No |
bite (noun) | bit (noun) |
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the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws | the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press |
a portion removed from the whole | piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding |
a strong odor or taste property | the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers |
wit having a sharp and caustic quality | a short performance that is part of a longer program |
(angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait | a small fragment |
a light informal meal | an instance of some kind |
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful | a small amount of solid food; a mouthful |
a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person | a small fragment of something broken off from the whole |
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin | a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states |
a small piece or quantity of something | |
an indefinitely short time |
bite (verb) | bit (verb) |
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to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws | |
penetrate or cut, as with a knife | |
deliver a sting to | |
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort |