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MITE
mite
(noun) any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
(noun) a slight but appreciable amount; “this dish could use a touch of garlic”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mite (plural mites)
Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.
A lepton, a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.
A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
(sometimes used adverbially) Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle
(colloquial, often used affectionately) A small or naughty person, or one you take pity on; rascal
Synonyms
• (small amount): see also modicum.
Verb
mite
Eye dialect spelling of might.
Anagrams
• -time, emit, it me, item, time
Source: Wiktionary
Mite, n. Etym: [AS. mite mite (in sense 1); akin to LG. mite, D. mijt, G. miete, OHG. miza; cf. Goth. maitan to cut.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, etc. See Acarina.
2. Etym: [D. mijt; prob. the same word.]
Definition: A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing. The name is also applied to a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ. Two mites, which make a farthing. Mark xii. 49.
3. A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
4. Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle. For in effect they be not worth a myte. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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