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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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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
Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2025
My mother would scrub them like laundry, ensuring every last bit of starch was washed off.
—Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Aug. 2025
Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The bites were gone in minutes, and I was left wanting just one more.
— Sam Habashy
More: Taste of the Fair: Indiana State Fair announces new foods for 2025
Contact dining reporter Bradley Hohulin at bhohulin@indystar.com.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 3 Aug. 2025
Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
James Hughes, a cancer patient, was walking his dog around 9:30 a.m. past the home at 3718 NE Russell Road, when Havoc allegedly jumped the fence and bit his left calf, according to KC Pet Project records.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Anything pink, really hyper-feminine, but also a little bit more of a mature version of that.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2025
My mother would scrub them like laundry, ensuring every last bit of starch was washed off.
—Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
Although venomous, Arizona tarantulas are not aggressive and their bite is comparable to a bee sting.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The bites were gone in minutes, and I was left wanting just one more.
— Sam Habashy
More: Taste of the Fair: Indiana State Fair announces new foods for 2025
Contact dining reporter Bradley Hohulin at bhohulin@indystar.com.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
In January, a coyote that bit a man in Wallingford tested positive for rabies, according to DEEP officials.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
James Hughes, a cancer patient, was walking his dog around 9:30 a.m. past the home at 3718 NE Russell Road, when Havoc allegedly jumped the fence and bit his left calf, according to KC Pet Project records.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Bit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bit. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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