Definition of fleabite in US English:
fleabite
nounˈflēbītˈflibaɪtˈflibaɪt
1A small red mark caused by the bite of a flea.
Example sentencesExamples
- To relieve itching, and to help heal flea bites and skin inflammation, consider giving your pet an herbal skin and coat rinse.
- About six days after suffering the infected flea bite, the victim develops a blackish pustule at the point of the bite.
- I thought this might be a reaction to the antibiotics I had him on to heal sores from the original flea bites.
- The poor thing is allergic to flea bites, and has the most awful scabs around his back legs and tail area.
- She had been locked away with a convicted murderer, and she had emerged with head lice and flea bites.
- 1.1 A trivial injury or cost.
the proposed energy tax amounted to little more than a fleabite
Synonyms
very small sum, pittance, trifle, trifling sum, drop in the ocean, insignificant sum, derisory sum, paltry sum