OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 461

bit

/bɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
bocado
A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth.
broca
A rotary cutting tool, fitted to a drill, brace, or router, used to bore or drill holes or to remove material from the profile of the workpiece.
chamfering bit
router bit
octavo de dólar
Applied to a various small units of currency and coins.
A quarter is two bits.
He left after shaking her down for four bits for carrying the bags.
porción
A portion of something.
I'd like a big bit of cake, please.
Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.[…]A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed a…
chin • colmo • grisma • pedacico • pedacito • pelín • trocico • trocito
Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree. See also a bit.
Am I bored? Not a bit of it!
My young companion was a bit of a poet.
paletón
The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
Word forms
📚 noun • entry_id 462

bit

/bɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
binio
A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
binio
The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
binio
Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
permission bits in a file system
status bits on IRC
Word forms