Sting vs. Bite

Stingnoun

A bump left on the skin after having been stung.

Stingnoun

A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.

Stingnoun

A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

Stingnoun

A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis

Stingnoun

(botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.

Stingnoun

The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.

Stingnoun

(law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.

Stingnoun

A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.

Stingnoun

A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.

Stingnoun

A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.

Stingnoun

(figurative) The harmful or painful part of something.

Stingnoun

A goad; incitement.

Stingnoun

The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.

Stingverb

(ambitransitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.

Stingverb

To puncture with the stinger.

Stingverb

To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).

Stingverb

(figurative) To cause harm or pain to.

Stingnoun

Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion. The sting of a bee or wasp is a modified ovipositor. The caudal sting, or spine, of a sting ray is a modified dorsal fin ray. The term is sometimes applied to the fang of a serpent. See Illust. of Scorpion.

Stingnoun

A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secrets an acrid fluid, as in nettles. The points of these hairs usually break off in the wound, and the acrid fluid is pressed into it.

Stingnoun

Anything that gives acute pain, bodily or mental; as, the stings of remorse; the stings of reproach.

Stingnoun

The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.

Stingnoun

A goad; incitement.

Stingnoun

The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.

Stingverb

To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an animal that irritates them; the nettles stung his hands.

Stingverb

To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse; to bite.

Stingverb

To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches.

Stingnoun

a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung;

Stingnoun

a mental pain or distress;

Stingnoun

a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

Stingnoun

a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Stingverb

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort;

Stingverb

deliver a sting to;

Stingverb

saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous;

Stingverb

cause a stinging pain;

Stingverb

cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging;

Biteverb

(transitive) To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth.

Biteverb

(intransitive) To attack with the teeth.

Biteverb

(intransitive) To behave aggressively; to reject advances.

Biteverb

(intransitive) To take hold; to establish firm contact with.

Biteverb

(intransitive) To have significant effect, often negative.

Biteverb

To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.

Biteverb

To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.

Biteverb

To sting.

Biteverb

(intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.

Biteverb

To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure.

Biteverb

(intransitive) To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.

Biteverb

(intransitive) To take or keep a firm hold.

Biteverb

(transitive) To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.

Biteverb

To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.

Biteverb

To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.

Biteverb

To plagiarize, to imitate.

Biteverb

(obsolete) To deceive or defraud; to take in.

Bitenoun

The act of biting.

Bitenoun

The wound left behind after having been bitten.

Bitenoun

The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.

Bitenoun

A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.

Bitenoun

(slang) Something unpleasant.

Bitenoun

(slang) An act of plagiarism.

Bitenoun

A small meal or snack.

Bitenoun

(figuratively) aggression

Bitenoun

The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.

Bitenoun

A cheat; a trick; a fraud.

Bitenoun

A sharper; one who cheats.

Bitenoun

(printing) A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.

Biteverb

To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man.

Biteverb

To puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some insects) used in taking food.

Biteverb

To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure, in a literal or a figurative sense; as, pepper bites the mouth.

Biteverb

To cheat; to trick; to take in.

Biteverb

To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; as, the anchor bites the ground.

Biteverb

To seize something forcibly with the teeth; to wound with the teeth; to have the habit of so doing; as, does the dog bite?

Biteverb

To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent; as, it bites like pepper or mustard.

Biteverb

To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.

Biteverb

To take a bait into the mouth, as a fish does; hence, to take a tempting offer.

Biteverb

To take or keep a firm hold; as, the anchor bites.

Bitenoun

The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a seizure with the teeth or mouth, as of a bait; as, to give anything a hard bite.

Bitenoun

The act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for taking food, as is done by some insects.

Bitenoun

The wound made by biting; as, the pain of a dog's or snake's bite; the bite of a mosquito.

Bitenoun

A morsel; as much as is taken at once by biting.

Bitenoun

The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.

Bitenoun

A cheat; a trick; a fraud.

Bitenoun

A sharper; one who cheats.

Bitenoun

A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.

Bitenoun

a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person

Bitenoun

a small amount of solid food; a mouthful;

Bitenoun

a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

Bitenoun

a light informal meal

Bitenoun

(angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait;

Bitenoun

wit having a sharp and caustic quality;

Bitenoun

a strong odor or taste property;

Bitenoun

the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

Bitenoun

a portion removed from the whole;

Biteverb

to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws;

Biteverb

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort;

Biteverb

penetrate or cut, as with a knife;

Biteverb

deliver a sting to;

Biteverb

(of a person or animal) use the teeth to cut into something

Biteverb

use the teeth in order to inflict injury on

Biteverb

(of a snake, insect, or spider) wound with fangs, pincers, or a sting

Biteverb

(of an acid) corrode a surface

Biteverb

(of a fish) take the bait or lure on the end of a fishing line into the mouth

Biteverb

be persuaded to accept a deal or offer

Biteverb

annoy or worry

Biteverb

(of a tool, tyre, boot, etc.) grip or take hold on a surface

Biteverb

(of an object) press into a part of the body, causing pain

Biteverb

cause emotional pain

Biteverb

(of a policy or situation) take effect, with unpleasant consequences

Biteverb

be very bad, unpleasant, or unfortunate

Bitenoun

an act of biting something in order to eat it

Bitenoun

a wound inflicted by an animal's or a person's teeth

Bitenoun

a wound inflicted by a snake, insect, or spider

Bitenoun

an instance of bait being taken by a fish

Bitenoun

the bringing together of the teeth so that the jaws are closed.

Bitenoun

an imprint of the position of the teeth when the jaws are closed, made in a plastic material.

Bitenoun

a piece cut off by biting

Bitenoun

a quick snack

Bitenoun

a small morsel of prepared food, intended to constitute one mouthful

Bitenoun

a short piece of information.

Bitenoun

a sharp or pungent flavour

Bitenoun

incisiveness or cogency of style

Bitenoun

a feeling of cold in the air or wind