mite
mahyt
- n a slight but appreciable amount
- n any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
- Shelly was overweight and a mite bossy.
- Most well-scrubbed Americans would be horrified at the idea of having mites crawling around on their faces.
- As for those ear mites, "Dogs and cats have ear mites," says Asher.