mite English

Meaning mite meaning

What does mite mean?

mite

— noun (= touch) a slight but appreciable amount this dish could use a touch of garlic

— noun any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods

Synonyms mite synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as mite?

mite English » English

tick

arachnids

animalcule

acarus

touch

tinge

speck

soupcon

pinch

midge

jot

hint

bit

beauty spot

woodworm

whit

thing

soul

soft tick

scrap

poor

particle

parasite

obolus

morsel

louse

little

lice

ixodid

iota

insect

fragment

face mole

dear

darling

dark mole

crumb

creature

count

cheesemonger

bug

baby

babe

atomy

atom

acarine

acaridan

acarid

Topics mite topics

What do people use mite to talk about?

Universe, creation Animal Types of animals

Insect

• What species of insects are there?
  ant army ant armyworm bedbug bee beetle bluebottle fly botfly bristletail bumblebee butterfly carpenter bee chigger cicada cockroach cricket daddy longlegs damselfly deerfly dragonfly dung beetle earwig firefly flea fly glowworm gnat grasshopper hawkmoth hellgramite honeybee hornet horsefly housefly inchworm jigger katydid ladybug leafhopper lice locust long-horned beetle louse mantis mayfly midge millipede mite monarch butterfly mosquito moth mud wasp nit praying mantis roach sawfly scarab silkworm silverfish stinkbug swallowtail termite tick tsetse fly tumblebug walking stick wasp weevil wiggler wriggler

Universe, creation Animal Types of animals

Spider

• What species of spiders are there?
  black widow brown recluse tarantula wolf spider scorpion tick mite

States Quantity Plural

Few, little

• What words indicate that there is a small amount of something?
  a little a bit of a small amount of trace trickle dab an element of a touch of a hint of taste of dearth grain hair inappreciable inconsequential inconsiderable infinitesimal insignificant iota limited minimum minute mite moderate modest modicum ounce particle poor scant scanty scintilla shred slight smidgen some speck spoonful suggestion suspicion tidbit tinge tiny trifle whit

Examples mite examples

How do I use mite in a sentence?

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Oh, yeah. -Could you spare a mite of that grub?

I haven't practiced in nigh unto 20 years. not since I took over the Gazette, and I may be a mite rusty.

We could do with a mite.

They're a little mite tough.

Take things a mite easier.

Shouldn't be a little mite surprised.

Got to admit, though, I feel a mite sorry for that young 'un.

Not a mite like the rest of the Kettles.

We'll slick him up a mite.

One thing you can count on, Bob Hightower. you couldn't find better hands to leave the little mite in. than Perley's and mine.

I'd say he was just a little faster, just a mite faster than you was.

Mite faster about a lot of things.

Got a mite of that left, but it takes time to cook up a tasty meal.

We're shy some cartridges, flour and a mite of salt.

Oh, the poor little mite.

Got a mite of that, but it takes time to cook up a tasty meal.

He's a mite hot-headed.

A mite less than 300 pounds.

A mite different from the one Mr Averell planned on. but he's gonna be the host.

But I'd say a mite smaller.

Now, sir, if it's like that, I don't wonder at you, a religious man. being a mite downcast.

You're a mite late, Mr Lafitte.

I did a mite of time a few years ago.

I feel just a mite as though I'd have a little dyspepsia tonight.

Take things a mite easier. Enjoy your life.

Poor little mite hasn't slept since 3 this morning.

I kept thinking you was just a mite of a thing that I couId take my time about schooling.

That fellow sounded a mite upset, didn't he?

Can't build an empire boy, without getting a mite unscrupulous.

God! That was bothering her, poor mite.

Up to bed, the poor mite.

Poor little mite, however bad she was, you shouldn't do a thing like that.

He's a good vet but a mite touchy where youngsters like yourself are concerned.

A mite heavy, but it'll keep you grand and clean.

Take this 50 in case you run into a mite of trouble.

She's a mite temperamental, that's all.