words associated with abit
Synonyms of bit
atom: : the smallest particle of an element that can exist either alone or in combination an atom of hydrogen
crumb: : a small fragment especially of something baked (such as bread)
dribble: : to issue sporadically and in small bits
fleck: : streak , spot whitecaps flecked the blue sea
flyspeck: : a speck made by fly excrement
grain: : a single small hard seed
granule: : a small particle
molecule: : the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property sense 1a ) of the substance and is composed of one or more atoms (see atom sense 1a ) a molecule of water a molecule of oxygen
morsel: : a small piece of food : bite
mote: : a small particle : speck motes danced in the shafts of sunlight —Margaret Kennedy
nubbin: : something (such as an ear of corn) that is small for its kind, stunted, undeveloped, or imperfect
nugget: : a solid lump
particle: : a minute quantity or fragment
patch: : a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot
scrap: : fragments of discarded or leftover food
scruple: : a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries’ ounce — see Weights and Measures Table
snip: : a small piece that is snipped off
snippet: : a small part, piece, or thing
speck: : a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
tittle: : a point or small sign used as a diacritical mark in writing or printing
Words Related to bit
ace: : a die face marked with one spot
dab: : a sudden blow or thrust : poke
dash: : to break by striking or knocking angrily dashed the bouquet of flowers against the table
driblet: : a trifling or small sum or part
drop: : the quantity of fluid that falls in one spherical mass a drop of rain
fraction: : a numerical representation (such as ³/₄, ⁵/₈, or 3.234) indicating the quotient of two numbers
haet: : a small quantity : whit , bit
halfpenny: : a formerly used British coin representing one half of a penny
ha’penny: : halfpenny
iota: : an infinitesimal amount : jot did not show an iota of interest
jot: : the least bit : iota
kenning: : a perceptible but small amount
lick: : to draw the tongue over
minim: : half note
mite: : any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
modicum: : a small portion : a limited quantity had only a modicum of mathematical skills
nutshell: : the hard external covering in which the kernel of a nut is enclosed
ounce: : a unit of weight equal to ¹/₁₂ troy pound — see Weights and Measures Table
pinch: : to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
shred: : a long narrow strip cut or torn off
smatter: : to talk superficially : babble
smidgen: : a small amount : bit a smidgen of salt a smidgen of common sense
smidgeon: : a small amount : bit a smidgen of salt a smidgen of common sense
spot: : a taint on character or reputation : fault the only spot on the family name
strain: : lineage , ancestry
streak: : a line or mark of a different color or texture from the ground : stripe
suspicion: : the act or an instance of suspecting something wrong without proof or on slight evidence : mistrust
taste: : to ascertain the flavor of by taking a little into the mouth
touch: : to bring a bodily part into contact with especially so as to perceive through the tactile sense : handle or feel gently usually with the intent to understand or appreciate loved to touch the soft silk
trace: : a minute and often barely detectable amount or indication a trace of a smile
whisper: : to speak softly with little or no vibration of the vocal cords especially to avoid being overheard
whit: : the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit what some people will do for a whit of publicity —Patrick Quinn
bite: : to seize especially with teeth or jaws so as to enter, grip, or wound was bitten by a dog
mouthful: : as much as a mouth will hold
nibble: : to bite gently
tidbit: : a choice morsel of food
titbit: : a choice morsel of food
fragment: : a part broken off, detached, or incomplete The dish lay in fragments on the floor.
part: : one of the often indefinite or unequal subdivisions into which something is or is regarded as divided and which together constitute the whole … the road was passable only part of the year … —Samuel Johnson
(2) : an essential portion or integral element Change is an inevitable part of life.
portion: : an individual’s part or share of something: such as
section: : the action or an instance of cutting or separating by cutting
chip: : a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
flake: : a small loose mass or bit flakes of snow
shard: : a piece or fragment of a brittle substance shards of glass
shiver: : one of the small pieces into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence
sliver: : a long slender piece cut or torn off : splinter
splinter: : a thin piece split or broken off lengthwise : sliver
clipping: : something that is clipped off or out of something else grass clippings
paring: : the act of cutting away an edge or surface
shaving: : the act of one that shaves
smithereens: : fragments , bits the house was blown to smithereens by the explosion
Near Antonyms of bit
chunk: : a short thick piece or lump (as of wood or coal)
gob: : lump
hunk: : a large lump, piece, or portion a hunk of bread
lump: : a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape a lump of coal a lump of clay
slab: : a thick plate or slice (as of stone, wood, or bread): such as
abundance: : an ample quantity : an abundant amount : profusion a city that has an abundance of fine restaurants
barrel: : a round bulging vessel of greater length than breadth that is usually made of staves bound with hoops and has flat ends of equal diameter
bucket: : a typically cylindrical vessel for catching, holding, or carrying liquids or solids
bushel: : any of various units of dry capacity — see Weights and Measures Table
deal: : part , portion
heaps: : a collection of things thrown one on another : pile
loads: : the quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means
mass: : the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist sense 1 ) especially in accordance with the traditional Latin rite (see rite sense 1 )
mountain: : a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings and is higher than a hill The sun set behind the mountains .
peck: : a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₄ bushel — see Weights and Measures Table
pile: : a long slender column usually of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete driven into the ground to carry a vertical load
pot: : a usually rounded metal or earthen container used chiefly for domestic purposes (as in cooking or for holding liquids or growing plants)
profusion: : lavish expenditure : extravagance
quantity: : an indefinite amount or number
raft: : a collection of logs or timber fastened together for conveyance by water
scads: : any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
stack: : a large usually conical pile (as of hay, straw, or grain in the sheaf) left standing in the field for storage
volume: : the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound
wad: : a small mass, bundle, or tuft: such as
wealth: : weal , welfare
Synonyms of bit
fraction: : a numerical representation (such as ³/₄, ⁵/₈, or 3.234) indicating the quotient of two numbers
fragment: : a part broken off, detached, or incomplete The dish lay in fragments on the floor.
piece: : a part of a whole: such as
scrap: : fragments of discarded or leftover food
Words Related to bit
cantle: : a segment cut off or out of something : part , portion
shred: : a long narrow strip cut or torn off
tatter: : to make ragged
end: : the part of an area that lies at the boundary
leftover: : something that remains unused or unconsumed
oddment: : something left over : remnant
remainder: : an interest or estate in property that follows and is dependent on the termination of a prior intervening possessory estate created at the same time by the same instrument
remnant: : a usually small part, member, or trace remaining
stub: : stump sense 2
portion: : an individual’s part or share of something: such as
section: : the action or an instance of cutting or separating by cutting
segment: : a portion cut off from a geometric figure by one or more points, lines, or planes: such as
chip: : a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
flake: : a small loose mass or bit flakes of snow
shard: : a piece or fragment of a brittle substance shards of glass
shatter: : to cause to drop or be dispersed
shiver: : one of the small pieces into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence
sliver: : a long slender piece cut or torn off : splinter
splinter: : a thin piece split or broken off lengthwise : sliver
clipping: : something that is clipped off or out of something else grass clippings
paring: : the act of cutting away an edge or surface
shaving: : the act of one that shaves
atom: : the smallest particle of an element that can exist either alone or in combination an atom of hydrogen
crumb: : a small fragment especially of something baked (such as bread)
dribble: : to issue sporadically and in small bits
fleck: : streak , spot whitecaps flecked the blue sea
flyspeck: : a speck made by fly excrement
grain: : a single small hard seed
granule: : a small particle
molecule: : the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property sense 1a ) of the substance and is composed of one or more atoms (see atom sense 1a ) a molecule of water a molecule of oxygen
morsel: : a small piece of food : bite
mote: : a small particle : speck motes danced in the shafts of sunlight —Margaret Kennedy
nubbin: : something (such as an ear of corn) that is small for its kind, stunted, undeveloped, or imperfect
nugget: : a solid lump
particle: : a minute quantity or fragment
patch: : a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot
scruple: : a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries’ ounce — see Weights and Measures Table
snip: : a small piece that is snipped off
snippet: : a small part, piece, or thing
speck: : a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
tittle: : a point or small sign used as a diacritical mark in writing or printing
Synonyms of bit
ace: : a die face marked with one spot
crumb: : a small fragment especially of something baked (such as bread)
dab: : a sudden blow or thrust : poke
dram: : a unit of liquid capacity equal to ¹/₈ fluid ounce — see Weights and Measures Table
driblet: : a trifling or small sum or part
glimmer: : to shine faintly or unsteadily The candles glimmered in the windows.
hint: : opportunity , turn
lick: : to draw the tongue over
little: : not big: such as
mite: : any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
nip: : to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch , bite the dog nipped his ankle
ounce: : a unit of weight equal to ¹/₁₂ troy pound — see Weights and Measures Table
particle: : a minute quantity or fragment
peanuts: : a low-branching widely cultivated annual herb (Arachis hypogaea) of the legume family with showy yellow flowers having a peduncle which elongates and bends into the soil where the ovary ripens into a pod containing one to three oily edible seeds
ray: : any of an order (Rajiformes) of usually marine cartilaginous fishes (such as stingrays and skates) having the body flattened dorsoventrally, the eyes on the upper surface, and enlarged pectoral fins fused with the head
scintilla: : spark , trace not a scintilla of doubt
scruple: : a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries’ ounce — see Weights and Measures Table
shade: : comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
shadow: : partial darkness or obscurity within a part of space from which rays from a source of light are cut off by an interposed opaque body
shred: : a long narrow strip cut or torn off
skosh: : a small amount : bit , smidgen — used adverbially with a just a skosh bit shook —Josiah Bunting
smack: : characteristic taste or flavor
smell: : to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves : get the odor or scent of with the nose
smidgen: : a small amount : bit a smidgen of salt a smidgen of common sense
smidgeon: : a small amount : bit a smidgen of salt a smidgen of common sense
snap: : to make a sudden closing of the jaws : seize something sharply with the mouth fish snapping at the bait
soupçon: : a little bit : trace a soupçon of suspicion
spark: : a small particle of a burning substance thrown out by a body in combustion or remaining when combustion is nearly completed
spatter: : to spurt forth in scattered drops blood spattering everywhere
speck: : a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
splash: : to strike and dash about a liquid or semiliquid substance
spot: : a taint on character or reputation : fault the only spot on the family name
sprinkling: : a limited quantity or amount : modicum
strain: : lineage , ancestry
streak: : a line or mark of a different color or texture from the ground : stripe
suspicion: : the act or an instance of suspecting something wrong without proof or on slight evidence : mistrust
tad: : a small or insignificant amount or degree : bit might give him some water and a tad to eat —C. T. Walker
touch: : to bring a bodily part into contact with especially so as to perceive through the tactile sense : handle or feel gently usually with the intent to understand or appreciate loved to touch the soft silk
trace: : a minute and often barely detectable amount or indication a trace of a smile
Words Related to bit
hoot: : to shout or laugh usually derisively
iota: : an infinitesimal amount : jot did not show an iota of interest
jot: : the least bit : iota
minim: : half note
minimum: : the least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible Keep expenses to a bare minimum . He was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison.
modicum: : a small portion : a limited quantity had only a modicum of mathematical skills
semblance: : outward and often specious appearance or show : form wrapped in a semblance of composure —Harry Hervey
syllable: : a unit of spoken language that is next bigger than a speech sound and consists of one or more vowel sounds alone or of a syllabic consonant alone or of either with one or more consonant sounds preceding or following
tittle: : a point or small sign used as a diacritical mark in writing or printing
vestige: : a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
whit: : the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit what some people will do for a whit of publicity —Patrick Quinn
atom: : the smallest particle of an element that can exist either alone or in combination an atom of hydrogen
dot: : a small spot : speck
fleck: : streak , spot whitecaps flecked the blue sea
flyspeck: : a speck made by fly excrement
grain: : a single small hard seed
granule: : a small particle
molecule: : the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property sense 1a ) of the substance and is composed of one or more atoms (see atom sense 1a ) a molecule of water a molecule of oxygen
morsel: : a small piece of food : bite
mote: : a small particle : speck motes danced in the shafts of sunlight —Margaret Kennedy
nubbin: : something (such as an ear of corn) that is small for its kind, stunted, undeveloped, or imperfect
patch: : a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot
scrap: : fragments of discarded or leftover food
dash: : to break by striking or knocking angrily dashed the bouquet of flowers against the table
drop: : the quantity of fluid that falls in one spherical mass a drop of rain
pinch: : to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
part: : one of the often indefinite or unequal subdivisions into which something is or is regarded as divided and which together constitute the whole … the road was passable only part of the year … —Samuel Johnson
(2) : an essential portion or integral element Change is an inevitable part of life.
portion: : an individual’s part or share of something: such as
section: : the action or an instance of cutting or separating by cutting
bite: : to seize especially with teeth or jaws so as to enter, grip, or wound was bitten by a dog
nibble: : to bite gently
taste: : to ascertain the flavor of by taking a little into the mouth
handful: : as much or as many as the hand will grasp
scattering: : an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
smatter: : to talk superficially : babble
smattering: : superficial piecemeal knowledge a smattering of carpentry, house painting, bricklaying —Alva Johnston
dose: : the measured quantity of a therapeutic agent to be taken at one time
shot: : an action of shooting
chip: : a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
flake: : a small loose mass or bit flakes of snow
fragment: : a part broken off, detached, or incomplete The dish lay in fragments on the floor.
shard: : a piece or fragment of a brittle substance shards of glass
shiver: : one of the small pieces into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence
sliver: : a long slender piece cut or torn off : splinter
smithereens: : fragments , bits the house was blown to smithereens by the explosion
splinter: : a thin piece split or broken off lengthwise : sliver
shred: : a long narrow strip cut or torn off
tatter: : to make ragged
clipping: : something that is clipped off or out of something else grass clippings
paring: : the act of cutting away an edge or surface
shaving: : the act of one that shaves
Phrases Synonymous with bit
Near Antonyms of bit
abundance: : an ample quantity : an abundant amount : profusion a city that has an abundance of fine restaurants
barrel: : a round bulging vessel of greater length than breadth that is usually made of staves bound with hoops and has flat ends of equal diameter
boatload: : a load that fills a boat a boatload of passengers
bucket: : a typically cylindrical vessel for catching, holding, or carrying liquids or solids
bundle: : a group of things fastened together for convenient handling a bundle of newspapers
bushel: : any of various units of dry capacity — see Weights and Measures Table
deal: : part , portion
fistful: : handful a fistful of coins
gobs: : lump
heaps: : a collection of things thrown one on another : pile
lashings: : a great plenty : abundance piles of bread and butter and lashings of tea —Molly Weir
lashins: : a great plenty : abundance piles of bread and butter and lashings of tea —Molly Weir
loads: : the quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means
lot: : an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance
mass: : the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist sense 1 ) especially in accordance with the traditional Latin rite (see rite sense 1 )
mess: : a quantity of food:
mountain: : a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings and is higher than a hill The sun set behind the mountains .
much: : great in quantity, amount, extent, or degree there is much truth in what you say taken too much time
oodles: : a great quantity : lot
passel: : a large number or amount
peck: : a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₄ bushel — see Weights and Measures Table
pile: : a long slender column usually of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete driven into the ground to carry a vertical load
plenty: : a full or more than adequate amount or supply had plenty of time to finish the job
potful: : as much or as many as a pot will hold
profusion: : lavish expenditure : extravagance
quantity: : an indefinite amount or number
raft: : a collection of logs or timber fastened together for conveyance by water
reams: : a quantity of paper being 20 quires or variously 480, 500, or 516 sheets
scads: : any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
stack: : a large usually conical pile (as of hay, straw, or grain in the sheaf) left standing in the field for storage
wad: : a small mass, bundle, or tuft: such as
wealth: : weal , welfare
volume: : the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound
bonanza: : an exceptionally large and rich mineral deposit (as of an ore, precious metal, or petroleum)
embarrassment: : something that embarrasses the scandal was a major embarrassment
excess: : the state or an instance of surpassing usual, proper, or specified limits : superfluity
overabundance: : a large surplus : excess an overabundance of options Between the women’s movement and the first large wave of baby boomers, the career track was suddenly clogged with an overabundance of qualified people. —Phillip Moffitt
overage: : too old to be useful
overflow: : to cover with or as if with water : inundate
overkill: : to obliterate (a target) with more nuclear force than required
overmuch: : too much
oversupply: : an excessive supply : an amount of something (such as a good) that is more than is needed or wanted … if there is an oversupply of herring on a given day, the shrewd fishmonger will lower his price … —Robert Kuttner Although this means better and cheaper jug wines for consumers, the 122,000 acres of wine grapes coming into production over the next three years could well lead to oversupplies . —Daniel Sogg an oversupply of applicants for the available jobs Information is in oversupply , and the audience wants someone who can help make sense of it. —Joanne Ostrow
superabundance: : excessive
superfluity: : excess , oversupply
surfeit: : an overabundant supply : excess
surplus: : the amount that remains when use or need is satisfied
chunk: : a short thick piece or lump (as of wood or coal)
hunk: : a large lump, piece, or portion a hunk of bread
lump: : a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape a lump of coal a lump of clay
slab: : a thick plate or slice (as of stone, wood, or bread): such as
Synonyms of bit
space: : a period of time
spell: : to read slowly and with difficulty — often used with out
stretch: : to extend (one’s limbs, one’s body, etc.) in a reclining position
while: : a period of time especially when short and marked by the occurrence of an action or a condition : time stay here for a while
Words Related to bit
lapse: : a slight error typically due to forgetfulness or inattention a lapse in table manners a lapse in security
season: : a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature in a season of religious awakening —F. A. Christie
span: : the distance from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger of a spread hand
day: : the time of light between one night and the next the shortest day of the year
epoch: : an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
era: : a fixed point in time from which a series of years is reckoned
beat: : to strike repeatedly:
eyeblink: : a brief period of time : instant
flash: : rush , dash — used of flowing water
heartbeat: : one complete pulsation of the heart
instant: : an infinitesimal space of time
jiff: : jiffy
jiffy: : moment , instant ready in a jiffy
minute: : the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
moment: : a minute portion or point of time : instant a moment of dreadful suspense —Graham Greene
nanosecond: : one billionth of a second
New York minute: : instant , flash
second: : next to the first in place or time was second in line
shake: : to move irregularly to and fro
split second: : occurring in a split second a split-second decision
spurt: : to gush forth : spout
trice: : a brief space of time : instant — used chiefly in the phrase in a trice
twinkle: : to shine with a flickering or sparkling light : scintillate
twinkling: : the time required for a wink : instant the kettle will boil in a twinkling —Punch
wink: : to shut one eye briefly as a signal or in teasing
aeon: : an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age I haven’t seen him in eons .
eon: : an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age I haven’t seen him in eons .
age: : the time of life at which some particular qualification, power, or capacity arises or rests the voting age is 18
eternity: : the quality or state of being eternal
infinity: : the quality of being infinite
perpetuity: : eternity sense 2
interim: : an intervening time : interval
interlude: : a usually short simple play or dramatic entertainment
intermission: : the act of intermitting : the state of being intermitted
interval: : a space of time between events or states
Synonyms of bit
act: : the doing of a thing : deed an act of courage
number: : a sum of units : total the number of people in the hall
routine: : a regular course of procedure if resort to legal action becomes a campus routine —J. A. Perkins
shtick: : a usually comic or repetitious performance or routine : bit
schtick: : a usually comic or repetitious performance or routine : bit
turn: : to cause to move around an axis or a center : make rotate or revolve turn a wheel turn a crank
Words Related to bit
signature: : the act of signing one’s name to something
Synonyms of bit
cate: : a dainty or choice food
dainty: : something delicious to the taste a London dainty —a pyramid of jelly —Virginia Woolf
delectable: : highly pleasing : delightful a delectable melody
delicacy: : the quality or state of being luxurious
goody: : a usually married woman of lowly station — used as a title preceding a surname
goodie: : a usually married woman of lowly station — used as a title preceding a surname
kickshaw: : a fancy dish : delicacy
tidbit: : a choice morsel of food
titbit: : a choice morsel of food
treat: : to deal with in speech or writing : expound
viand: : an item of food
Words Related to bit
morsel: : a small piece of food : bite
candy: : crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup
dessert: : a usually sweet course or dish (as of pastry or ice cream) usually served at the end of a meal
junket: : trip , journey : such as
sweet: : pleasing to the taste
sweetmeat: : a food rich in sugar: such as
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