bitten the dust Synonyms
bitten the dust Meaning
bitten the dust
a small amount of food, to imitate or copy (someone or something) especially without permission, to cause irritation or smarting, to take or maintain a firm hold, an expression of interest in something being offered, an amount (as of money) taken usually in one operation for one purpose, to undertake more than one can handle, to suffer humiliation or defeat, to seize, grip, or cut into with or as if with teeth, to cause to smart, to respond to something tempting, to wound, pierce, or sting especially with a fang or a proboscis, food, sound bite, to come to an end, to accept a suggestion or an offer, to take bait, to cut, pierce, or take hold, a keen incisive quality, corrode, to enter with resignation upon a difficult or distressing course of action, the act or manner of biting, a single exposure of an etcher's plate to the corrosive action of acid, sharper, to eat into, the amount of food taken at a bite, the manner of biting, to cause sharp pain or stinging discomfort to, a sharp penetrating effect, to take in, a sharp penetrating quality or effect, to cut or pierce with or as if with an edged weapon, to produce a negative effect, the act of biting, cheat, trick, to wound, pierce, or sting, to be objectionable or extremely bad in quality, to take hold of, a wound made by biting, to injure a benefactor maliciously, the grip taken in biting, a surface that creates friction or is brought into contact with another for the purpose of obtaining a hold, to seize especially with teeth or jaws so as to enter, grip, or wound, to fall dead especially in battle, to take a bait, to bite or have the habit of biting something, occlusion sense 2a, occlusion sense 1b, the hold or grip by which friction (see friction sense 1b) is created or purchase (see purchase entry 2 sense 3a(1)) is obtained, a seizing of something by biting, to hold back (as from a reluctance to offend) a remark one would like to make, to respond so as to be caught (as by a trick)
bitten the dust Sentence Examples
- The decaying mansion had long since bitten the dust, leaving only a crumbling foundation behind.
- The old oak tree that had stood for centuries had finally bitten the dust during a fierce storm.
- The once-mighty empire had fallen apart, its glory days reduced to dust.
- The abandoned factory echoed with emptiness, its machines long since bitten the dust.
- The ancient ruins of the city lay in the desert, their buildings having crumbled to dust centuries ago.
- The rebels' hopes of victory were dashed when their leader was bitten by a poison dart.
- The old typewriter had bitten the dust, its keys frozen in place by decades of disuse.
- The stocks had plummeted, leaving investors licking their wounds and watching their profits bite the dust.
- The last remnants of the dinosaurs had bitten the dust millions of years ago, leaving only fossils to tell their story.
- The fading star's career had bitten the dust, her once-bright reputation now tarnished by scandal.
FAQs About the word bitten the dust
a small amount of food, to imitate or copy (someone or something) especially without permission, to cause irritation or smarting, to take or maintain a firm hol
finished, stopped, broken off, ceased, left off, closed, gone, died, winked (out),ended
hung on, persisted,continued,prolonged, extended,drawn out, protracted
The decaying mansion had long since bitten the dust, leaving only a crumbling foundation behind.
The old oak tree that had stood for centuries had finally bitten the dust during a fierce storm.
The once-mighty empire had fallen apart, its glory days reduced to dust.
The abandoned factory echoed with emptiness, its machines long since bitten the dust.
