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MORDIDA (Spanish for "bite")

(bite, bitt)

1. Synonyms:
   • Bite
   Definitions:
   • a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Morsel
   • Bit
   • Bite
   Definitions:
   • a small amount of solid food
   • a mouthful
   Examples:
   • All they had left was a bit of bread
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Sting
   • Bite
   • Insect bite
   Definitions:
   • a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Bite
   • Collation
   • Snack
   Definitions:
   • a light informal meal
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Bite
   Definitions:
   • (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
   Examples:
   • After fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Pungency
   • Bite
   Definitions:
   • wit having a sharp and caustic quality
   Examples:
   • He commented with typical pungency
   • The bite of satire
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Pungency
   • Bite
   • Sharpness
   • Raciness
   Definitions:
   • a strong odor or taste property
   Examples:
   • The pungency of mustard
   • The sulfurous bite of garlic
   • The sharpness of strange spices
   • The raciness of the wine
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Bite
   • Chomp
   Definitions:
   • the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Bite
   Definitions:
   • a portion removed from the whole
   Examples:
   • The government's weekly bite from my paycheck
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Bite
   • Seize with teeth
   Definitions:
   • to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
   Examples:
   • Gunny invariably tried to bite her
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Bite
   • Sting
   • Burn
   Definitions:
   • cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
   Examples:
   • The sun burned his face
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Bite
   Definitions:
   • penetrate or cut, as with a knife
   Examples:
   • The fork bit into the surface
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Sting
   • Bite
   • Prick
   Definitions:
   • deliver a sting to
   Examples:
   • A bee stung my arm yesterday