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“Might” or “Mite”

might / mite are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

might m·AY·t

  • nounphysical strength.

mite m·AY·t

  • nounany of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods.
Usage

Examples in context

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“might”

  • …of blindness, during which he might appear in public with his…
  • …the inhabitants of the duchies might opt for Danish nationality and…
  • …still fresh, swimming with sharks might not have been very smart,…
  • …showers, though also wherever curtains might be used.
  • Holly leaves, if eaten, might cause diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and…
  • Holly plants might be toxic to pets and
  • She also hinted that there might be a wedding.
  • …in Baltimore, Maryland thought it might be interesting to resize the…
  • …to pretend that the plebiscite might occur; and by the Treaty…
  • …that "the entire Eaton affair might be termed infamous.

“mite”

  • …Charles Darwin and a follicle mite living in his left eyebrow.
  • …kribii is a species of mite in the family Digamasellidae.
  • …recorded evidence of the Scabies mite, which contributed to the scientific…
  • …calculus is a species of mite in the family Ologamasidae.
  • Cyta (mite)
  • Pygmephorus lutterloughae is a large mite, described from a sample in…
  • …attacked by the red spider mite that dries the tip of…
  • …tricornicula is a species of mite in the family Ascidae.
  • German language article on mite cheese
  • …eharai is a species of mite in the family Phytoseiidae.

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