bit
A small amount of something.
Noun 4 meanings
A small amount of something.
“There were bits of paper all over the floor.”
A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
“A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth.”
A rotary cutting tool, fitted to a drill, brace, or router, used to bore or drill holes or to remove material from the profile of the workpiece.
“chamfering bit”
Applied to a various small units of currency and coins.
“a threepenny bit”
Verb 1 meaning
To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
Adjective 1 meaning
Having been bitten.
“Even though he's bit, of course the zombies would still chase him.”
Etymology
From Middle English bitte, bite, from Old English bita (“bit; fragment; morsel”) and bite (“a bite; cut”), from Proto-Germanic *bitô and *bitiz; both from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”). More at bite.
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BIT at a glance
BIT has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (B 3 + I 1 + T 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #395 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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