Bit

//bɪt//

Synonyms for "bit" (661 found)

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Closest matches (133)

Noun(29 words)

piece scrap chip flake fleck minute mo moment morsel second spot crumb glimpse jot split-second ace act atom aught b

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bat of an eye bid bissel bite blink of an eye catch chunk clip coin

little morsel act little bit mite moment piece portion snaffle snatch spot trifle a breath a continental a curse a damn a darn a hoot ace actor

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Strong matches (198)

computer code computer language computer program constrain contingent control signals controlled quantity correcting signals countercheck crack crimp crownband crumb crupper cue curb curb bit curio curtain curtain call

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curtain raiser cusp cut cutting dab damper data data retrieval data storage day shift deal decoding destiny digit divertimento divertissement dividend dogwatch dole dollop doorstop dot drag drag sail dram dribble driblet drift anchor drift sail drill drill bit drogue drop drop in the bucket duty dwarf earreach earshot edp electronic data processing encoding end entropy epilogue equal share error error signals exode exodus expository scene falderal farce farthing fat part fate feather feedback pulses feedback signals feeder fetter fig figure film data finale fleabite fleck flyspeck folderol fortran fragment fribble frippery full time gag swivel gaud gewgaw gimcrack girth gob gobbet grain granule graveyard shift groat gunshot hackamore hair hair space hairbreadth hairsbreadth half half rations half time halfpenny halter halver hames hametugs handful harness headgear headstall heavy helping hero heroine hexadecimal system hill of beans hip straps hoke act hold back hold down hold in holdback hoot hunk inch information information explosion information theory ingenue inhibit input data input quantity instant instructions interest interlude intermezzo intermission introduction iota jaquima jerk line jest joke jolt jot keep kickshaw kilobit knickknack knickknackery

Noun(35 words)

crack crumbling cutting dab damn dash diddly dot driver drop dusting eyeblink firearm flash fleak flip flyspeck fragment gat glimmer

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glint grain gun half a mo halfpennyworth hint hunk inch instant iota iron jiff jiffy joke kimberwicke

Related words (330)

lead lead role leading lady leading man leading woman lines little ways little while lobster trick lot lota lump machine language martingale measure meed megabit mere subsistence mess message

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minikin minim minimum minutiae mockery modicum moiety molecule molehill mote mouthful mouthpiece mucro multiple messages neb needle nib night shift no time noise noseband notation number numeral numeric data numero nutshell octal system office oscillograph data ounce output output data output quantity overtime pair of winks paring part part time particle pebble pelham peppercorn percentage person personage picayune pin pinch pinch of snuff pinprick pistol shot pittance play point polar data pole strap prick prickle private prologue proportion protagonist pull in punch-card data quantum quota rake off rake-off random data rap rasher ration rectangular data red cent redundancy reference quantity reins relay remnant remora restrain ribbons role routine row of pins ruly english rush saddle scattering scene scoop scotch scrap scrimption scruple sea anchor segment shackle shade shaft tug shard share shaving shift shit shiver short allowance short commons short distance short piece short spell short time short way shred shtick side side check sign signal signals single messages sketch skit slice sliver small share small space smidgen smitch smithereen snack snap sneeshing snip snippet some amount some extent song and dance sou soubrette space span speck spell spitting distance splinter split schedule split shift spoke spoonful spurt stake stand-up comedy act starvation wages stay step sting stint stitch stock stop straight part straw stretch striptease stroke stump sunrise watch supporting character supporting role surcingle swing shift syllable symbol tack tackle tad taste tatter thimbleful thought time tiny bit tip title role tittle tour tour of duty toy trammel trappings trick trifling amount trinket trivia triviality tug tuppence turn turn of work two cents two shakes twopence unorganized data villain visible-speech data walk on walk-on walking part watch whet whim wham whim-wham whit winker braces withhold work shift yoke

Noun(91 words)

lick lump mammock microbitcoin mite modicum molecule morceau mote mustard seed new york minute new york second no time number ooch ort ounce particle pelham pennyworth

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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

16 relation types

More general

19 entries

case cutting implement example fragment instance mouthful part performance portion public presentation saddlery small indefinite amount small indefinite quantity stable gear tack taste

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More specific

5 entries

hidden bit high-order bit least significant bit most significant bit qubit

Antonyms

1 entries

lot

Synonyms

16 entries

act b coin drill bit little little bit mite moment morsel piece portion snaffle snatch spot tad trifle

Related terms

6 entries

Bit-os Wiktionary’s coverage of Bit terms ban bits nat qubit

derived

184 entries

128-bit 16-bit 32-bit 64-bit 7-bit 8-bit BitTorrent Forstner bit German bit Liverpool bit Timbit a bit a fair bit a little bit a little bit of bread and no cheese a lot of bit

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derived from

1 entries

distinct from

1 entries

much

etymologically related_to

3 entries

binary digit byte nybble

form of

1 entries

bite

has context

10 entries

british canada computing cryptography historical information theory mathematics only in combination slang us

has property

1 entries

one or zero

is a

6 entries

cutting implement fragment part peice of digital information stable gear unit of measurement

part of

4 entries

bridle byte drill key

related to

158 entries

accessory action amount and pieces attachment ban baud binary binary digit binary one binary unit bitcoin bite bitten bolt bore

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used for

1 entries

drilling

Translations

369 translations across 71 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

χαλινός noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Arabic

1 entries

بِت noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)

Armenian

4 entries

բիթ noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
լկամ noun (metal in horse's mouth)
կտոր noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
սանձ noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Bulgarian

4 entries

бит noun (eighth of a dollar)
бит noun (coin worth about 12+1⁄2 cents; sum of 12+1⁄2 cents)
бит noun (replacable tip for a hand tool or power tool)
бит noun (math: binary digit)

Catalan

3 entries

mica noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
mos noun (metal in horse's mouth)
poquet noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

سِمۆ noun (rotary cutting tool)

Chamicuro

1 entries

naspejka noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)

Chinese

1 entries

位元 noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries

二進制位 /二进制位 noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
二進制位元 /二进制位元 noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
位元 noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

二進位元 /二进位元 noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
二進制位 /二进制位 noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
二進制位元 /二进制位元 noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
二進制數字 /二进制数字 noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)

Czech

4 entries

bit noun (math: binary digit)
bit noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
chvilka noun (small amount of time)
dílek noun (portion)

Danish

1 entries

bidsel noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Dutch

4 entries

beetje noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
bit noun (metal in horse's mouth)
bit noun (rotary cutting tool)
bit noun (math: binary digit)

Esperanto

4 entries

bit noun (information theory: datum that may take on one of exactly two values)
bito noun (math: binary digit)
bito noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
bito noun (information theory: datum that may take on one of exactly two values)

Estonian

1 entries

suurauad noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Finnish

4 entries

annos noun (portion)
bitti noun (math: binary digit)
bitti noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
bitti noun (information theory: datum that may take on one of exactly two values)

French

4 entries

bit noun (math: binary digit)
foret noun (rotary cutting tool)
instant noun (small amount of time)
minute noun (small amount of time)

Galician

2 entries

bocado noun (metal in horse's mouth)
freo noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Georgian

1 entries

ბიტი noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)

German

4 entries

Bart noun (part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers)
Bisschen noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
Bit noun (eighth of a dollar)
Bit noun (math: binary digit)

Greek

4 entries

δυαδικό ψηφίο noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
δυφίο noun (math: binary digit)
δυφίο noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
δυφίο noun (information theory: datum that may take on one of exactly two values)

Gujarati

1 entries

દ્વયંક noun (math: binary digit)

Hebrew

3 entries

ביט noun (math: binary digit)
ביט noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
מַקְדֵּחַ noun (rotary cutting tool)

Hindi

2 entries

टुकड़ा noun (portion)
द्वयंक noun (math: binary digit)

Hungarian

3 entries

bit noun (math: binary digit)
bit noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
zabla noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Icelandic

4 entries

biti noun (math: binary digit)
biti noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
tvíundatölustafur noun (math: binary digit)
tvíundatölustafur noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)

Ido

1 entries

bico noun (math: binary digit)

Ingrian

1 entries

varukset noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Irish

4 entries

blúire noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
béalbhach noun (metal in horse's mouth)
giotán noun (math: binary digit)
ruainne noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)

Italian

4 entries

freno noun (metal in horse's mouth)
morso noun (metal in horse's mouth)
ottavo di dollaro noun (eighth of a dollar)
parte noun (portion)

Japanese

4 entries

ちょっと noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
ビット noun (math: binary digit)
ビット noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
少々 noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)

Khmer

1 entries

បង្ខាំ noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Korean

4 entries

12센트 반 noun (eighth of a dollar)
도막 noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
비트 noun (rotary cutting tool)
비트 noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)

Kyrgyz

4 entries

ачкычтын урчугу noun (metal in horse's mouth)
бөлүк noun (metal in horse's mouth)
бөлүкчө noun (metal in horse's mouth)
кесек noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Latin

4 entries

frustum noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
frēnum noun (metal in horse's mouth)
morsum noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
pauxillum noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)

Latvian

4 entries

bits noun (math: binary digit)
bits noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
laužņi noun (metal in horse's mouth)
mutes dzelži noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Lithuanian

4 entries

bitas noun (math: binary digit)
bitas noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
bitas noun (information theory: datum that may take on one of exactly two values)
grąžtas noun (rotary cutting tool)

Macedonian

4 entries

бит noun (math: binary digit)
бит noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
бит noun (information theory: datum that may take on one of exactly two values)
жвал noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Marathi

1 entries

द्वयंक noun (math: binary digit)

Mongolian

1 entries

амгай noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Māori

4 entries

inati noun (portion)
maramara noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
niho noun (rotary cutting tool)
niho ore noun (rotary cutting tool)

Navajo

1 entries

yáál noun (eighth of a dollar)

Negerhollands

1 entries

bitši noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)

Nepali

1 entries

द्वयंक noun (math: binary digit)

Norman

2 entries

morcé noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
mors noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Norwegian

3 entries

bit noun (rotary cutting tool)
bit noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
bit noun (portion)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

bissel noun (metal in horse's mouth)
bitt noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Occitan

1 entries

fren noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Old Armenian

1 entries

դանդանաւանդ noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Old French

1 entries

frain noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Old Norse

2 entries

beizl noun (metal in horse's mouth)
beizla noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

كم noun (metal in horse's mouth)
لكام noun (metal in horse's mouth)
پارچه noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
پارچه noun (portion)

Plautdietsch

2 entries

Bät noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
Tips noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)

Polish

4 entries

bit noun (rotary cutting tool)
bit noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
kawałek noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
kawałek noun (portion)

Portuguese

4 entries

bit noun (math: binary digit)
bit noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
bit noun (information theory: datum that may take on one of exactly two values)
bocado noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Romanian

4 entries

bit noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
bucată noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
burghiu noun (rotary cutting tool)
frâu noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Russian

4 entries

бит noun (math: binary digit)
бит noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
кусо́к noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
кусо́к noun (portion)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

bìdeag noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
bìdeag noun (portion)
car noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
criomag noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

žvȁla noun (metal in horse's mouth)
žvȁle noun (metal in horse's mouth)
жва̏ла noun (metal in horse's mouth)
жва̏ле noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Slovak

4 entries

bit noun (math: binary digit)
bit noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
bit noun (information theory: datum that may take on one of exactly two values)
chvíľa noun (small amount of time)

Slovene

3 entries

bit noun (math: binary digit)
bit noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
košček noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)

Spanish

4 entries

binio noun (math: binary digit)
binio noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
binio noun (information theory: datum that may take on one of exactly two values)
bocado noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Swahili

4 entries

charaza noun (metal in horse's mouth)
charaza noun (rotary cutting tool)
charaza noun (eighth of a dollar)
charaza noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)

Swedish

4 entries

ax noun (part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers)
bett noun (metal in horse's mouth)
bit noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
bit noun (portion)

Telugu

4 entries

తుంపు noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
తునక noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
బిట్టు noun (rotary cutting tool)
ముక్క noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)

Tibetan

4 entries

གནས noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
ཅུང་ཙམ noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
ཅུང་ཟད noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
ཅུང་ཟད་ཙམ noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)

Turkish

4 entries

an noun (small amount of time)
az sonra noun (small amount of time)
azıcık noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)
biraz noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)

Ukrainian

2 entries

біт noun (math: binary digit)
вуди́ла noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Vietnamese

3 entries

bit noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
phần noun (portion)
tí noun (small amount of something — see also a little, dash, pinch)

Welsh

2 entries

did noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
genfa noun (metal in horse's mouth)

Yiddish

2 entries

איינסל noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)
ביט noun (computing: smallest unit of storage)

Sample sentences

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I don't want to lose my ideas, even though some of them are a bit extreme.

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With so many people around he naturally became a bit nervous.

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Clear up your desk a bit.

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Your proposal is a bit extreme.

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