Dictionary entry details
• BIT (noun)
Meaning:
A small quantity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
bit; spot
Context examples:
a spot of tea / a bit of paper
Hypernyms ("bit" is a kind of...):
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
Domain region:
Britain; GB; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland)
Meaning:
A small fragment of something broken off from the whole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
chip; fleck; scrap; bit; flake
Context example:
a bit of rock caught him in the eye
Hypernyms ("bit" is a kind of...):
fragment (a piece broken off or cut off of something else)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bit"):
sliver; splinter (a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal)
scurf ((botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts)
exfoliation; scale; scurf (a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin)
matchwood (fragments of wood)
Meaning:
An indefinitely short time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
minute; moment; second; bit
Context examples:
wait just a moment / it only takes a minute / in just a bit
Hypernyms ("bit" is a kind of...):
time (an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bit"):
blink of an eye; flash; heartbeat; instant; jiffy; New York minute; split second; trice; twinkling; wink (a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat))
Meaning:
An instance of some kind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
bit; piece
Context examples:
it was a nice piece of work / he had a bit of good luck
Hypernyms ("bit" is a kind of...):
case; example; instance (an occurrence of something)
Meaning:
Piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the horse was not accustomed to a bit
Hypernyms ("bit" is a kind of...):
saddlery; stable gear; tack (gear for a horse)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bit"):
snaffle; snaffle bit (a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb)
Pelham (a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle)
curb; curb bit (a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse)
bridoon (a bit resembling a snaffle bit; used with a separate curb)
bar bit (a bit for horses that is a solid bar of metal)
Holonyms ("bit" is a part of...):
bridle (headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control)
Meaning:
A unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Context example:
there are 8 bits in a byte
Hypernyms ("bit" is a kind of...):
unit; unit of measurement (any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bit"):
check bit; parity; parity bit ((computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error)
Holonyms ("bit" is a part of...):
byte (a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information)
Meaning:
A small amount of solid food; a mouthful
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
morsel; bite; bit
Context example:
all they had left was a bit of bread
Hypernyms ("bit" is a kind of...):
mouthful; taste (a small amount eaten or drunk)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bit"):
chaw; chew; cud; plug; quid; wad (a wad of something chewable as tobacco)
crumb (small piece of e.g. bread or cake)
sop; sops (piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid)
Meaning:
A small fragment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
snatch; bit
Context example:
overheard snatches of their conversation
Hypernyms ("bit" is a kind of...):
fragment (an incomplete piece)
Meaning:
A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
routine; number; act; bit; turn
Context examples:
he did his act three times every evening / she had a catchy little routine / it was one of the best numbers he ever did
Hypernyms ("bit" is a kind of...):
performance; public presentation (a dramatic or musical entertainment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bit"):
show-stopper; showstopper; stopper (an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down)
Meaning:
The cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
he looked around for the right size bit
Hypernyms ("bit" is a kind of...):
cutting implement (a tool used for cutting or slicing)
Meronyms (parts of "bit"):
shank (cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bit"):
bur; burr (small bit used in dentistry or surgery)
twist bit; twist drill (a bit or drill having deep helical grooves)
spade bit (a thin bit with a center point and cutting edges on either side)
pilot bit (a small bit that drills a first hole to guide a larger drill)
expansion bit; expansive bit (a bit with a cutting blade that can be adjusted to different sizes)
drill bit; drilling bit (a bit used in drilling for oil)
counterbore; countersink; countersink bit (a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole)
chamfer bit (a bit that is used for beveling)
center bit; centre bit (a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side cutters)
Holonyms ("bit" is a part of...):
drill (a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows))
