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as in speck
a very small piece
she left only a bit of the broccoli on her plate
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2
as in piece
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete
bits of cookie scattered on the table
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as in little
a very small amount
I'll have only a bit of food right now
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as in while
an indefinite but usually short period of time
this will only take a bit
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as in treat
something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury
wielding silver trays, the servers offered partygoers a variety of exotic-looking bits
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as in edge
a harsh or sharp quality
the fall winds had a real bite
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as in mouthful
a small piece or quantity of food
had only a bite to eat before rushing off
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as in chill
an uncomfortable degree of coolness
weather with a bite that suggested winter was right around the corner
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informal + sometimes impolite
as in to erode
to consume or wear away gradually
the waves were biting at the sand castle I had worked so hard on
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as in to chew
to crush or grind with the teeth
she tends to bite on her pencils when she thinks hard
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Recent Examples of bit
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Sure, the ending is solved by a convenient bit of technobabble, but even that could be seen as spoofing Trek.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The difference between commodity eggs and premium eggs from brands like Pete & Gerry’s and Nellie’s Free Range Eggs is evident in the first bite.
—Pete & Gerry's Contributor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
The dog, a pit bull, attacked and bit the infant Thursday night at a home in the 4900 block of West 72nd Terrace, said Sgt.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In the next scene, Coogler takes us back in time to the morning before, with Sammie’s twin cousins Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan, pulling double duty) returning from Chicago with a small bit of money earned from less-than-legal dealings with Al Capone.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Sure, the ending is solved by a convenient bit of technobabble, but even that could be seen as spoofing Trek.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
The motion comes a day after Judge Beverly Cannone denied a prosecution motion to exclude a defense expert on dog bites and partially granted a defense motion to limit testimony from a prosecution expert on the same topic.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The difference between commodity eggs and premium eggs from brands like Pete & Gerry’s and Nellie’s Free Range Eggs is evident in the first bite.
—Pete & Gerry's Contributor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
Some of the dogs turned on her and bit her, causing severe injuries, the lawsuit said.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
The dog, a pit bull, attacked and bit the infant Thursday night at a home in the 4900 block of West 72nd Terrace, said Sgt.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Bit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bit. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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