Noun Definition

bit

1.Definition: a short performance that is part of a longer program

Related Noun(s):act, number, routine, turn

Category: General

2.Definition: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

"All they had left was a bit of bread"

Related Noun(s):bite, morsel

Category: General

3.Definition: a small fragment

Category: General

4.Definition: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

"A bit of rock caught him in the eye"

Related Noun(s):chip, flake, fleck, scrap

Category: Objects

5.Definition: 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"

Related Noun(s):spot

Category: General

6.Definition: 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"

Category: General

7.Definition: an indefinitely short time

"Wait just a moment", "In a mo", "It only takes a minute", "In just a bit"

Related Noun(s):minute, mo, moment, second

Category: General

8.Definition: an instance of some kind

"It was a nice piece of work", "He had a bit of good luck"

Related Noun(s):piece

Category: General

9.Definition: 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"

Category: Objects

10.Definition: 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"

Category: Objects

11.Definition: the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers

Category: Objects