bits and pieces

plural noun

1

: small pieces

There were broken bits and pieces of glass all over the floor.

I finished the project in bits and pieces during my spare time.

2

: things or objects of different kinds

There are just a few bits and pieces of furniture in the office.

No one knows exactly what happened. All we have is a few bits and pieces of information so far.

Examples of bits and pieces in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Heavy curtain up; the moaning of sentimental strings; lights rising on some wedges and rectangles of scenery, guys and girls, the guys practically naked save for bits and pieces of neo-Greek get-up. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Over the years, bits and pieces of the Dau project have continued to emerge, in different forms. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Two years later, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opened on the same spot, but there are still bits and pieces of the Mine Train in Frontierland. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Slowly, memories start to resurface in bits and pieces, hinting at answers to the mystery of the house fire that took her mother’s life a decade ago. — The Know, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for bits and pieces

• altarpieces
• frontispieces
• masterpieces
• caprices
• decreases
• eyepieces
• increases
• mouthpieces
• polices
• releases
• timepieces
• workpieces