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NOUN | 1 | bit, spot | A small quantity |
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2 | bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap | A small fragment of something broken off from the whole | |
3 | bit, moment, minute, second | An indefinitely short time | |
4 | bit, piece | An instance of some kind | |
5 | bit | Piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding | |
6 | bit | A unit of measurement of information (from Binary + digIT) | |
7 | bit, morsel, bite | A small amount of solid food | |
8 | bit, snatch | A small fragment | |
9 | bit, act, routine, number, turn | A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program | |
10 | bit | The cutting part of a drill |
Sounds | bih't |
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Rhymes | acquit, admit, affectionate, and 178 more rhymes in iht at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A small quantity. |
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Examples | "a bit of paper" |
Synonyms | spot |
Region | United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Broader | small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount |
Meaning | A small fragment of something broken off from the whole. |
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Examples | "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" |
Synonyms | chip, flake, fleck, scrap |
Narrower | matchwood; scale, scurf, exfoliation; scurf; splinter, sliver, flinders |
Broader | fragment |
Meaning | An indefinitely short time. |
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Examples | "in just a bit" |
Synonyms | moment, minute, second |
Narrower | blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute |
Broader | time |
Meaning | An instance of some kind. |
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Examples | "he had a bit of good luck" |
Synonyms | piece |
Broader | case, instance, example |
Meaning | Piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding. |
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Examples | "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" |
Part of | bridle |
Narrower | bar bit; bridoon; curb, curb bit; Pelham; snaffle, snaffle bit |
Broader | stable gear, saddlery, tack |
Meaning | A unit of measurement of information (from Binary + digIT). The amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states. |
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Examples | "there are 8 bits in a byte" |
Part of | byte |
Narrower | parity bit, parity, check bit |
Broader | unit of measurement, unit |
Meaning | A small amount of solid food. A mouthful. |
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Examples | "all they had left was a bit of bread" |
Synonyms | morsel, bite |
Narrower | chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad; crumb; sop, sops |
Broader | taste, mouthful |
Meaning | A small fragment. |
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Synonyms | snatch |
Broader | fragment |
Meaning | A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program. |
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Synonyms | act, routine, number, turn |
Narrower | show-stopper, showstopper, stopper |
Broader | performance, public presentation |
Meaning | The cutting part of a drill. Usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press. |
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Examples | "he looked around for the right size bit" |
Part of | drill |
Parts | shank |
Narrower | bur, burr; center bit, centre bit; chamfer bit; counterbore, countersink, countersink bit; drilling bit, drill bit; expansion bit, expansive bit; pilot bit; spade bit; twist bit, twist drill |
Broader | cutting implement |