fleabite

flea·bite

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [flee-bahyt]
- /ˈfliˌbaɪt/
- /ˈfliːbaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flee-bahyt]
- /ˈfliˌbaɪt/

Definitions of fleabite word

noun fleabite the bite of a flea. 1
noun fleabite the red spot caused by the bite of a flea. 1
noun fleabite any petty annoyance or irritation, as a trifling wound. 1
noun fleabite A small red mark caused by the bite of a flea. 1
noun fleabite bite of a flea 1
noun fleabite the bite of a flea 0

See all 9 definitions of fleabite

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Origin of fleabite

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

First recorded in 1400-50, fleabite is from the late Middle English word flee byte. See flea, bite

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Parts of speech for Fleabite

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fleabite

fleabite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

fleabite usage trend in Literature

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