Mite
Definitions
- Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
- A minor river in Cumbria, England, which joins the Cumbrian Esk and River Irt near Ravenglass.
- A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.
- A lepton, a small coin used in Judea in the time of Christ.
- A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
- Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.
- A small or naughty person, or one people take pity on; rascal.
Equivalents
Examples
“One mite wrung from the lab'rer's hands Shall buy⟳ and sell⟳ the miser's lands;”
“a mite”
“It takes a thousand men to invent⟳ a telegraph, or a steam engine, or a phonograph, or a photograph, or a telephone or any other important thing — and the last⟳ man gets the credit and we forget⟳ the others. He added his little mite — that is all he did.”
“"Well," I says, "I cal'late a body could get⟳ used to Tophet if he stayed there long enough." She flared up; the least mite of a slam at Doctor Wool was enough to set⟳ her going.”
“"Silas, now," Esther Whitley had said, "would be a good one for you, Hannah. He's a mite on the old side, but he's steady, an' he's been wed before. He knows the ways of a woman better'n some."”
“Those trousers are a mite too big, but you'll soon grow⟳ into them.”
“Today's children at Christmas-time take⟳ a cast-off toy to the Toy Service held in many churches, and it is a pretty sight to watch⟳ those tiny mites clutching their toys and parting from them.j”
““Tom told me that, but twasn't your fault, the little mite just couldn't wait⟳ to be born that's all.” A small smile⟳ played on Leah's lips.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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