bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)

to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw

bite scar

(of uneven surfaces) to fit together; (of gear wheels) to mesh; (dentistry) occlusion; bite

to gnaw

to chew; to masticate; to ruminate; to mull over

to pronounce (clearly or otherwise); to enunciate

to assert; to insist that

(of fish) to bite; to take the bait

bitten-lips look (darker lipstick applied on the inner part of the lips, and lighter on the outer part)

onychophagia (nail biting)

(coll.) to whisper in sb's ear

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to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording

(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage

whispering in sb's ear

(idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly; (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering; to bite the bullet

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to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue

lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom); fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.

lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom); fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless