Lexic.us

Definition of Mite

1. Noun. A slight but appreciable amount. "This dish could use a touch of garlic"

2. Noun. Any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods.

Definition of Mite

1. n. A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, etc. See Acarina.

Definition of Mite

1. Noun. A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, etc. See Acarina. ¹

2. Noun. A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing. The name is also applied to the lepton, a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ. ¹

3. Noun. A small weight; one twentieth of a grain. ¹

4. Noun. Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle. Sometimes used adverbially. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mite

1. a small arachnid [n -S]

Medical Definition of Mite

1. 1. 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. [D. Mijt; prob. The same word] 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) Origin: AS. Mite mite (in sense 1); akin to LG. Mite, D. Mijt, G. Miete, OHG. Miza; cf. Goth. Maitan to cut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mite

miswrought misy misyield misyoke misyoked misyokes misyoking miszealous misère misère ouvert

misíthra mitch mitched mitches mitching mite-born typhus mite-borne typhus mite box mite cheese mite infestations

mite typhus mitella miter miter box miter joint miter joints miter mushroom mitered miterer

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