might/mite

might¹   (mīt)

Noun.

• The power, force, or influence held by a person or group.
• Physical strength.
• Strength or ability to do something.

might² (mīt)

Auxiliary Verb., Past tense of, may.

• Used to indicate a condition or state contrary to fact: She might help if she knew the truth.
• Used to indicate a possibility or probability that is weaker than may: We might discover a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
• Used to express possibility or probability or permission in the past: She told him yesterday he might not go on the trip.
• Used to express a higher degree of deference or politeness than may, ought, or should: Might I express my opinion?

mite¹   (mīt)

• Noun.
  Any of various small or minute arachnids of the order Acarina that are often parasitic on animals and plants, infest stored food products, and in some species transmit disease.

mite² (mīt)

Noun.

• A very small contribution or amount of money.
• A widow's mite.
• A very small object, creature, or particle.
• A coin of very small value, especially an obsolete British coin worth half a farthing.