Flea Bite (Noun)
Meaning 1
Sting inflicted by a flea.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The itchy flea bite on my ankle was driving me crazy all night.
- She noticed a small flea bite on her arm after playing with the dog.
- After a camping trip, he woke up with several flea bites that became severely inflamed.
- A single flea bite can transmit diseases to humans, so it's essential to take precautions.
- The dog's flea bites made him scratch nonstop until his owner gave him a medicated bath.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A very minor inconvenience.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- Missing my bus by two minutes was just a flea bite compared to the rest of my terrible day.
- Having to pay an extra dollar for coffee was a flea bite compared to the cost of my new laptop.
- The noise from the neighbors was a flea bite, hardly noticeable after all the construction work I heard earlier.
- Losing a single button on my shirt was a flea bite, and I barely even noticed it was gone.
- Getting a tiny paper cut was a flea bite, and it hardly hurt at all.