noun Download 🔗Share A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal. Examples : "A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth." animal utensil vehicle agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes. Examples : "I need a new bit for my drill to make a bigger hole in this wood. " technical machine device part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A coin of a specified value. Examples : "a threepenny bit" value economy finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A ten-cent piece, dime. Examples : "My grandmother gave me a bit for my allowance. " value economy finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A unit of currency or coin in the Americas worth a fraction of a Spanish dollar; now specifically, an eighth of a US dollar. Examples : "A quarter is two bits." economy finance business value Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In the southern and southwestern states, a small silver coin (such as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12½ cents; also, the sum of 12½ cents. Examples : ""Back then, a movie ticket only cost a bit, just twelve and a half cents!" " value economy finance history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small amount of something. Examples : "My brother ate just a bit of his lunch. " amount part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Specifically, a small amount of time. Examples : "I only had a bit of time before my next class. " time amount Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (plural) Fractions of a second. Examples : "The 400 metres race was won in 47 seconds and bits." time Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A portion of something. Examples : "I only had a small bit of pizza left. " part amount Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree. See also a bit. Examples : "Am I bored? Not a bit of it!" amount degree Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A prison sentence, especially a short one. Examples : "He only got a bit - six months - for the shoplifting. " law government police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc. Examples : "His bit about video games was not nearly as entertaining as the other segments of his show." entertainment media Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small part or role, sometimes with spoken lines, in a theatrical performance. Examples : "She acted her bit in the opening scene." entertainment art literature stage part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers. Examples : "The locksmith carefully examined the bit of the old key, noting how worn it was from years of use. " part device machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The cutting iron of a plane. Examples : "The carpenter sharpened the bit of his plane before starting the woodwork project. " machine utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The bevelled front edge of an axehead along which the cutting edge runs. Examples : "The lumberjack carefully sharpened the bit of his axe, preparing it for a long day of felling trees. " part utensil technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse). Examples : "The groom bit the horse, preparing it for the competition. " animal utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Bitten. Examples : "The bitten apple sat on the desk, showing the teeth marks where someone had taken a bite. " past participle participle past Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (only in combination) Having been bitten. Examples : "The bit-hand child cried after the dog nipped him. " animal body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut into something by clamping the teeth. Examples : "The dog bit the bone with enthusiasm. " animal body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To behave aggressively; to reject advances. Examples : "My younger brother bit at my plans for the weekend, refusing to let me go to the concert. " attitude action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To have significant effect, often negative. Examples : "For homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages, rising interest will really bite." outcome negative Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught. Examples : "Are the fish biting today?" fish animal food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor. Examples : "The politician bit when the lobbyist offered a large campaign donation in exchange for supporting the new bill. " action business moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure. Examples : "Pepper bites the mouth." body sensation medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0. Examples : "A computer stores information as a series of bits, each being either a 1 or a 0. " computing electronics technology number unit signal internet Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit. Examples : "The computer program needs at least 1000 bits of memory to run properly. " computing electronics technology unit Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values. Examples : "permission bits in a file system" computing technology electronics signal number unit math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A unit of measure for information entropy. Examples : "The weather forecast provided only one bit of information: rain. " technology computing electronics math physics science number unit amount info Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC). Examples : "I received a tip of five bits, which is a very small amount of bitcoin, but I appreciated the gesture nonetheless. " number computing internet technology finance economy business value amount asset Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading