| Main Entry: | bite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grip or tear with teeth |
Synonyms: |
champ, chaw, chaw on, chew, chomp, clamp, crunch, crush, cut, eat, gnaw, hold, lacerate, masticate, munch, nibble, nip, pierce, pinch, rend, ruminate, seize, sever, snap, take a chunk out of, taste, tooth, wound |
| Main Entry: | bite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | corrode, eat away |
Synonyms: |
burn, consume, decay, decompose, deteriorate, dissolve, eat into, engrave, erode, etch, oxidize, rot, rust, scour, sear, slash, smart, sting, tingle, wear away |
| Main Entry: | bite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a chance |
Synonyms: |
be victim, get hooked, nibble, risk, volunteer |
Antonyms: |
be careful |
| Main Entry: | biting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | piercing, sharp |
Synonyms: |
bitter, bleak, blighting, cold, crisp, cutting, freezing, harsh, nipping, penetrating, raw |
Antonyms: |
bland, calm, mild |
| Main Entry: | biting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sarcastic |
Synonyms: |
acerbic, acrimonious, bitter, caustic, cutting, incisive, mordant, scathing, severe, sharp, stinging, trenchant, withering |
Antonyms: |
kind, nice, sweet |
| Main Entry: | abrasive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irritating in manner |
Synonyms: |
annoying, biting, caustic, cutting, galling, hard to take, hateful, hurtful, nasty, rough, rubbing the wrong way, sharp, spiky, unpleasant |
Antonyms: |
likeable, pleasant, pleasing |
| Main Entry: | acid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bitter, sour in taste |
Synonyms: |
acerbic, acidulous, biting, piquant, pungent, sharp, tart, vinegarish, vinegary |
Antonyms: |
bland, sweet |
| Main Entry: | acid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having acidic, corrosive properties |
Synonyms: |
acerbic, acidulous, acrid, anti-alkaline, biting, bleaching, corroding, disintegrative, dissolvent, eating away, eroding, erosive, oxidizing, rusting |
Antonyms: |
basic |
| Main Entry: | acid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bitter in words or behavior |
Synonyms: |
acerbic, biting, caustic, cutting, dry, harsh, hateful, hurtful, mordant, nasty, offensive, sarcastic, sharp, stinging, trenchant, vitriolic |
Antonyms: |
kind, nice |
| Main Entry: | acidulous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bitter in speech |
Synonyms: |
biting, cutting, ironical, mocking, sarcastic |
Antonyms: |
kind, nice, sweet |