bit

Noun

bit (plural bits)

1. A piece of metal placed in a horse"s mouth and connected to reins to direct the animal.
2. A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to make holes.
3. An eighth of a dollar.

   A quarter is two bits.

4. (dated UK) A coin of a specified value.

   threepenny bit

5. A small piece of something.

   There were bits of paper all over the floor.

6. A portion of something

   I"d like a big bit of cake, please.

7. (slang) A prison sentence.
8. (computing) The smallest possible amount (quantum) of computer storage or information: a location or object capable of recording a single, binary 1/0 value. Eight bits make a byte which is a singal character.

Synonyms:

• (coin): coin, piece
• (small piece): morsel (of food), piece, scrap
• (portion): portion, share, segment
• (horse equipment): snaffle, pelham, kimberwicke

3 letters in word "bit": B I T.

No anagrams for bit found in this word list.

Words found within bit:

bi it ti

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