Dictionary Check: bit

"bit" is a valid word!

Scrabble 5 points
Words with Friends 6 points

Definition

noun

a small piece or quantity of something

Example: "a spot of tea"
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noun

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

Example: "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
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noun

an indefinitely short time

Example: "wait just a moment"
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noun

an instance of some kind

Example: "it was a nice piece of work"
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noun

piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding

Example: "the horse was not accustomed to a bit"
noun

a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states

Example: "there are 8 bits in a byte"

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