bite
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How bite fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
B E I T
Two-Letter Start
BI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- BI start
- TE ending
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- bite is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, e, i, t plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
The act of biting.
noun
The wound left behind after having been bitten.
"That snake bite really hurts!"
noun
The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
"After just one night in the jungle I was covered with mosquito bites."
noun
A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
"There were only a few bites left on the plate."
noun
Something unpleasant.
"That's really a bite!"
noun
An act of plagiarism.
"That song is a bite of my song!"
noun
A small meal or snack.
"I'll have a quick bite to quiet my stomach until dinner."
noun
Aggression
noun
The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
noun
A cheat; a trick; a fraud.
noun
A sharper; one who cheats.
noun
A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.
noun
A cut, a proportion of profits; an amount of money.
verb
To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
"As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is."
verb
To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
verb
To attack with the teeth.
"That dog is about to bite!"
verb
To behave aggressively; to reject advances.
"If you see me, come and say hello. I don't bite."
verb
To take hold; to establish firm contact with.
"I needed snow chains to make the tires bite."
verb
To have significant effect, often negative.
"For homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages, rising interest will really bite."
verb
(of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
"Are the fish biting today?"
verb
To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.
"I've planted the story. Do you think they'll bite?"
verb
(of an insect) To sting.
"These mosquitoes are really biting today!"
verb
To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.
"It bites like pepper or mustard."
verb
(sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure.
"Pepper bites the mouth."
verb
To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.
verb
To take or keep a firm hold.
"The anchor bites."
verb
To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.
"The anchor bites the ground."
verb
To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.
"This music really bites."
verb
To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.
"You don't like that I sat on your car? Bite me."
verb
To plagiarize, to imitate.
"He always be biting my moves."
verb
To deceive or defraud; to take in.
Related Words
Synonyms
- mouthful
- snack
- sting