mite
/maɪt/
noun
- A very small arachnid (related to spiders and ticks) that can live on plants, animals, or in stored food.
- Some mites live on the skin of birds and mammals.
- Dust mites are too tiny to see with the naked eye.
- The farmer found spider mites on the tomato plants.
- A very small amount or a tiny creature (often used in a friendly or pitying way).
- She gave a mite of food to the stray cat.
- The poor little mite was shivering in the cold.
- I don't have a mite of interest in that boring movie.
- A small coin or a very small sum of money (historical or figurative).
- Every mite counts when you are saving for a new bike.
- In the story, the widow gave her last mite to the temple.
- He contributed his mite to the charity fund.