bitten
Nipped by teeth
Bitten is the past participle of bite.
Someone who has been bitten bears the marks of teeth or fangs: She was bitten by a dog.
The word extends to any sharp sensation: bitten by frost, bitten by the cold.
To be bitten by something like ambition or curiosity is to be seized by it.
Once bitten, twice shy warns that a bad experience breeds caution.
Blood-feeding flying pest
- tickParasitic eight-legged pest
- fleaBlood-drinking jumping pest
- antSmall colonial insect
- beeStinging nectar gatherer
wasp · spider · bedbug · chigger · midge · gnat · hornet · sting
Torn, ragged wound
- punctureHole from penetration
- gashDeep, ragged incision
- tearTo pull apart
- chompLoud, vigorous mouthwork
gnaw · maul · mangle · nibble · perforate · scarring · bleeding · flesh
Persistent dull discomfort
- throbBeat with intensity
- stingSharp wound from insect
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- smartingExperiencing sharp pain
burning · sharp · discomfort · prickling · twinge · pang · tenderness · inflammation
Organism that consumes others
growl · canine · feline · rabies · venomous · zoonosis · wildlife · domesticated
Careful to avoid risk
- learnedHaving much knowledge
- waryGuardedly alert
- skepticalInclined to question claims
- experiencedHaving practical knowledge gained
burned · distrustful · gunshy · lesson · jaded · circumspect
Wound covering strip
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- stitchThread loop in fabric
- sutureMedical wound closure
- dressingSauce for salads
disinfectant · ointment · gauze · tourniquet · antibiotics · cleaning · irrigation · elevation
Persistent irrational dread
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- frightSudden intense fear
terror · trauma · wariness · flinching · hesitation · distrust · anxiety · arachnophobia
mosquito
Blood-feeding flying pest
bee · wasp · spider · bedbug · chigger · midge · gnat · hornet · sting · itch
laceration
Torn, ragged wound
chomp · gnaw · maul · mangle · nibble · perforate · scarring · bleeding · flesh · abrasion
ache
Persistent dull discomfort
smarting · burning · sharp · discomfort · prickling · twinge · pang · tenderness · inflammation · swelling
predator
Organism that consumes others
snarl · growl · canine · feline · rabies · venomous · zoonosis · wildlife · domesticated · veterinarian
cautious
Careful to avoid risk
experienced · burned · distrustful · gunshy · lesson · jaded · circumspect
bandage
Wound covering strip
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- stitchThread loop in fabric
- sutureMedical wound closure
dressing · disinfectant · ointment · gauze · tourniquet · antibiotics · cleaning · irrigation · elevation · compress
phobia
Persistent irrational dread
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
fright · terror · trauma · wariness · flinching · hesitation · distrust · anxiety · arachnophobia · skittish
- bitten the dustDied or failed completely
- bitten one's tongueDeliberately stayed silent
- once bittenMade cautious by experience
- bitten the bulletAccepted something unpleasant
- bitten offSevered by mouth
- bitten tongueUnspoken retort suppressed
bit, bite, biting, bites, biter, bite-size, biters, bite-sized, biteable