Kids' Corner

/

 

BITE OR BYTE

Bite - verb:

  1. To cut or tear with the teeth: She took a bite of her cookie. He bit into the candy bar.
  2. To pierce the skin with fangs, a stinger, or teeth: A snake bit him. That dog bites!
  3. To cause a sharp pain to: The cold wind bit his face.
  4. To take bait: The fish aren't biting today. He bit right into the lie since it was told with a straight face.

Bite - noun:

  1. A wound that comes from biting. The dog had bitten him. He showed us his dog bite.
  2. An amount of food taken into the mouth at one time: Have a bite.
  3. A sharp pain; sting: The pain in his back was biting.

Byte - noun:

  1. The amount of computer memory needed to store a single letter, number or punctuation mark.


Back to Top