Definitions from Wiktionary (bit)
▸ noun: A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
▸ noun: A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.
▸ noun: (dated, British) A coin of a specified value.
▸ noun: (obsolete, Canada) A ten-cent piece, dime.
▸ noun: (now US) A unit of currency or coin in the Americas worth a fraction of a Spanish dollar; now specifically, an eighth of a US dollar.
▸ noun: (historical, US) In the southern and southwestern states, a small silver coin (such as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12+¹⁄₂ cents; also, the sum of 12+¹⁄₂ cents.
▸ noun: A small amount of something.
▸ noun: (informal) Specifically, a small amount of time.
▸ noun: (informal) A small fraction above a whole number.
▸ noun: (in the plural, informal, sports) Fractions of a second.
▸ noun: A portion of something.
▸ noun: Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree. See also a bit.
▸ noun: (slang) A prison sentence, especially a short one.
▸ noun: An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.
▸ noun: (slang) A gag or put-on; a humorous conceit, especially when insistently presented as true.
▸ noun: The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
▸ noun: The cutting iron of a plane.
▸ noun: The bevelled front edge of an axehead along which the cutting edge runs.
▸ noun: (BDSM) A gag of a style similar to a bridle.
▸ noun: (MLE) A gun.
▸ verb: (transitive) To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
▸ adjective: (chiefly in combination) Having been bitten.
▸ noun: (mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
▸ noun: (computing) The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
▸ noun: (information theory, cryptography) Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
▸ noun: (information theory) A unit of measure for information entropy.
▸ noun: A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).
▸ noun: Short for bit part. [(acting) A minor role, generally not assigned a name.]
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▸ noun: A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
▸ noun: A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.
▸ noun: (dated, British) A coin of a specified value.
▸ noun: (obsolete, Canada) A ten-cent piece, dime.
▸ noun: (now US) A unit of currency or coin in the Americas worth a fraction of a Spanish dollar; now specifically, an eighth of a US dollar.
▸ noun: (historical, US) In the southern and southwestern states, a small silver coin (such as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12+¹⁄₂ cents; also, the sum of 12+¹⁄₂ cents.
▸ noun: A small amount of something.
▸ noun: (informal) Specifically, a small amount of time.
▸ noun: (informal) A small fraction above a whole number.
▸ noun: (in the plural, informal, sports) Fractions of a second.
▸ noun: A portion of something.
▸ noun: Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree. See also a bit.
▸ noun: (slang) A prison sentence, especially a short one.
▸ noun: An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.
▸ noun: (slang) A gag or put-on; a humorous conceit, especially when insistently presented as true.
▸ noun: The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
▸ noun: The cutting iron of a plane.
▸ noun: The bevelled front edge of an axehead along which the cutting edge runs.
▸ noun: (BDSM) A gag of a style similar to a bridle.
▸ noun: (MLE) A gun.
▸ verb: (transitive) To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
▸ adjective: (chiefly in combination) Having been bitten.
▸ noun: (mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
▸ noun: (computing) The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
▸ noun: (information theory, cryptography) Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
▸ noun: (information theory) A unit of measure for information entropy.
▸ noun: A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).
▸ noun: Short for bit part. [(acting) A minor role, generally not assigned a name.]
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auger bit,
flat bit,
spade bit,
hole saw,
Forstner bit,
countersink bit,
lip and spur bit,
masonry bit,
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