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bites on granite

bites on granite is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bite on granite.

Meaning of bite on granite

Verb

bite on granite (third-person singular simple present bites on granite, present participle biting on granite, simple past bit on granite, past participle bitten on granite)

  1. To waste energy on a pointless task.
    • To proselytize to devout believers of another faith is to bite on granite.
  2. to face a diagonal occupied by two or more opposing pawns.
    • Chess openings in which one fianchettos one's bishop often result in said bishop biting on granite.

Questions about bites on granite

What is bites on granite the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bites on granite is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bite on granite.

Words near bites on granite in the dictionary

  1. bites of the apple
  2. bites of the cherry
  3. bites of the reality sandwich
  4. bites off
  5. bites off more than one can chew
  6. bites on granite
  7. bites one's lip
  8. bites one's nails
  9. bites one's thumb
  10. bites one's tongue
  11. bites someone's hand off

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