bites
Sinks teeth in
Bites is the plural of bite and the third-person singular verb.
A bite is an act of cutting into something with teeth: The dog's bites left marks on his arm.
Extended to amounts: a bite of food, a bite of your paycheck.
Something that bites can sting, grip, or take hold: The cold really bites today.
That bites expresses that something is disappointing or unfair.
Crush food orally
- gnawBite repeatedly at
- nibbleSmall, tentative bite
- chompLoud, vigorous mouthwork
- crunchCrushing, grinding noise
teeth · jaw · molars · incisors · grind · mouthful · morsel · chew
Blood-feeding flying pest
- tickParasitic eight-legged pest
- fleaBlood-drinking jumping pest
- chiggerBiting mite larva
- bedbugBlood-sucking mattress dweller
midge · gnat · horsefly · sting · itch · welt · bump · swelling
Irony used to mock
- witClever, inventive humor
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- acerbicSharp and biting
caustic · zingers · barbs · snark · edge · sting · satirical · harsh
Sharp wound from insect
smarting · soreness · discomfort · wince · ouch · painful · raw · sensitive
Pointed predator tooth
- tooth marksIndentations left by biting
- punctureHole from penetration
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
rabies · tetanus · infection · mauling · attack · venom · antivenom · stitches
Desire for food
Sharp piercing teeth
- DraculaLegendary Transylvanian vampire
- neckHead-body junction
- bloodlustDesire to kill
- undeadDeceased yet animate
Nosferatu · gothic · immortal · turning · sire · victim · blood drinking · Transylvania
Takes small bites
- appetizersPre-meal small dishes
- hors d'oeuvresSmall savory pre-meal bites
- canapesSmall topped appetizer bases
- finger foodUtensil-free small bites
tapas · mezze · small plates · tasters · samples · morsels · tidbits · crackers
masticate
Crush food orally
crunch · teeth · jaw · molars · incisors · grind · mouthful · morsel · chew · swallow
mosquito
Blood-feeding flying pest
bedbug · midge · gnat · horsefly · sting · itch · welt · bump · swelling · repellent
sarcasm
Irony used to mock
acerbic · caustic · zingers · barbs · snark · edge · sting · satirical · harsh · scathing
sting
Sharp wound from insect
tender · smarting · soreness · discomfort · wince · ouch · painful · raw · sensitive · agony
fang
Pointed predator tooth
- tooth marksIndentations left by biting
- punctureHole from penetration
- woundCoiled, or an injury
laceration · rabies · tetanus · infection · mauling · attack · venom · antivenom · stitches · scarring
appetite
Desire for food
famished · starving · snacking · grazing · munchies · craving · hungry
fangs
Sharp piercing teeth
undead · Nosferatu · gothic · immortal · turning · sire · victim · blood drinking · Transylvania · coffin
nibbles
Takes small bites
- appetizersPre-meal small dishes
- hors d'oeuvresSmall savory pre-meal bites
- canapesSmall topped appetizer bases
finger food · tapas · mezze · small plates · tasters · samples · morsels · tidbits · crackers · chips
- consumeseats, devours, consumes, ingests, swallows
- hurtsaches, burns, cuts, wounds, injures
- Mosquitoesmosquito, Anopheles, tiger mosquito, larvae, female mosquito
- savoringsavoring, relishing, tasting, sipping, enjoying
- eatingchewing, swallowing, nibbling, munching, chomping
- snackschips, crackers, cookies, granola bars, chocolate
bitesswallows
Gulps or migratory birds
gulps · spits out · regurgitates · ingests · ejects
- little bitSmall quantity or degree
- a bitSmall amount modifier
- a little bitA small amount
- bit by bitIn small increments
- bite the dustFail or perish utterly
- mosquito biteInsect-caused itchy swelling
bit, bite, biting, bits, bitten, biter, biters, bite-sized, biteable