Synonyms: bite
Definition: a portion removed from the whole
Usage: the government's weekly bite from my paycheck
Similar words: deduction, subtraction
Definition: the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
Usage: he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks
Definition: the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
Synonyms: sharpness, raciness, pungency, bite
Definition: a strong odor or taste property
Usage: the pungency of mustard; the sulfurous bite of garlic; the sharpness of strange spices; the raciness of the wine
Similar words: spice, spicery, spiciness
Definition: the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
Definition: wit having a sharp and caustic quality
Usage: he commented with typical pungency; the bite of satire
Similar words: wit, witticism, wittiness, humor, humour
Definition: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Synonyms: bite
Definition: (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
Usage: after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite
Similar words: success
Definition: an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
Usage: let's call heads a success and tails a failure; the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs
Synonyms: snack, collation, bite
Definition: a light informal meal
Definition: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
Usage: all they had left was a bit of bread
Similar words: mouthful, taste
Definition: a small amount eaten or drunk
Usage: take a taste--you'll like it
Synonyms: bite
Definition: a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
Definition: an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
Synonyms: bite, sting, insect bite
Definition: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
Similar words: trauma, hurt, injury, harm
Definition: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
Synonyms: bite
Definition: penetrate or cut, as with a knife
Usage: The fork bit into the surface
Definition: deliver a sting to
Usage: A bee stung my arm yesterday
Synonyms: bite, seize with teeth
Definition: to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
Usage: Gunny invariably tried to bite her
Definition: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
Usage: The sun burned his face