bite; the bite of a mosquito.A morsel; as much as is taken at once by biting.The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to
This crossword contains the following list of questions:
- 1. The act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for taking food, as is done by some insects.
- 2. The wound made by biting; as, the pain of a dog's or snake's bite; the bite of a mosquito.
- 3. A morsel; as much as is taken at once by biting.
- 4. The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
- 5. A cheat; a trick; a fraud.
- 6. Of or pertaining to Modena or its inhabitants.
- 7. Moderation.
- 8. Limited as to degree of progress; as, to travel at moderate speed.
- 9. To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a state of violence, intensity, or excess; to keep within bounds; to make temperate; to lessen; to allay; to repress; to temper; to qualify; as, to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.; to moderate heat or wind.
- 10. The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint.