bit

[bit] / bɪt /

NOUN

tiny piece

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dose fragment item part portion sample shard slice sliver snippet taste trace

STRONG

atom butt chip chunk crumb dab dash division dollop dot driblet droplet end excerpt flake fraction grain iota jot lick lump mite modicum moiety molecule morsel niggle parcel particle peanuts pinch scale scintilla scrap section segment share shaving shred smidgen snatch snip specimen speck splinter sprinkling stub stump tittle trickle

WEAK

chicken feed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

entirety lot whole

STRONG

agreement glob

NOUN

short period of time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

moment while

STRONG

instant jiffy minute second space spell stretch tick

WEAK

little while

NOUN

computer information

Synonyms

STRONG

data

WEAK

0's and 1's binary digit binary unit zeros and ones

Example Sentences

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"And you can argue potentially the racing will be a bit more chaotic."

From BBC

Asked if he had spoken to Brooklyn, Ramsay said they had messaged "a little bit" and that he "loves him".

From BBC

Speaking on the red carpet at the London premiere, he looked a bit startled and paused for a period, before answering: "Yes. Yes."

From BBC

My first special was something that was a bit of a hybrid of stuff that had been out there and around, but I didn’t own it.

From Los Angeles Times

I think that might be a little bit overblown, but investors are certainly selling first and asking questions later.”

From The Wall Street Journal