bit

Nouns

• (n) a small piece or quantity of something
  • a spot of tea
  • a bit of paper
  • a bit of lint
  • I gave him a bit of my mind
  spot,
• (n) a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
  • a bit of rock caught him in the eye
  chip, fleck, scrap, flake,
• (n) an indefinitely short time
  • wait just a moment
  • in a mo
  • it only takes a minute
  • in just a bit
  mo, minute, moment, second,
• (n) an instance of some kind
  • it was a nice piece of work
  • he had a bit of good luck
  piece,
• (n) piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
  • the horse was not accustomed to a bit
• (n) a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states
  • there are 8 bits in a byte
• (n) a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
  • all they had left was a bit of bread
  bite, morsel,
• (n) a small fragment
  • overheard snatches of their conversation
  snatch,
• (n) a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
  • he did his act three times every evening
  • she had a catchy little routine
  • it was one of the best numbers he ever did
  routine, number, act, turn,
• (n) the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
• (n) the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press
  • he looked around for the right size bit

Synonyms

Words of close approximity