| noun | a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person |
| noun | a small amount of solid food; a mouthful “all they had left was a bit of bread” |
| noun | a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin |
| noun | a light informal meal |
| noun | (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait “after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite” |
| noun | wit having a sharp and caustic quality “he commented with typical pungency” |
| noun | a strong odor or taste property “the pungency of mustard” |
| noun | the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws |
| noun | a portion removed from the whole “the government's weekly bite from my paycheck” |
| verb | to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws “Gunny invariably tried to bite her” |
| verb | cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort “The sun burned his face” |
| verb | penetrate or cut, as with a knife “The fork bit into the surface” |
| verb | deliver a sting to “A bee stung my arm yesterday” |
| bite | verb | to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws |
| sting | verb | deliver a sting to |
| snack | verb | eat a snack; eat lightly |
| pungent | adjective | capable of wounding |
| racy | adjective | marked by richness and fullness of flavor |
| chomp | verb | chew noisily |
| bite | noun | a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person |
| biter | noun | someone who bites |
| sting | noun | a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung |
| stinger | noun | a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland |
| burn | noun | pain that feels hot as if it were on fire |