(Homonym: bitt).
1. A small fragment of something broken off from the whole; SYN. chip, flake, fleck, scrap.
2. Piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding.
3. The cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press.
Chiefly Scottish; a little bit
1. A small piece or slice especially of meat
2. A fold of fat flesh
ETYM OR. fritour, friture, pancake, French friture frying, a thing fried, from frire to fry. Related to Far.
Small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables.
ETYM Old Fren. morsel, French morceau, Late Lat. morsellus, a dim. from Latin morsus a biting, bite, from mordere to bite; prob. akin to Eng. smart. Related to Smart, Morceau, Mordant, Muse, Muzzle.
1. A small amount of solid food; a mouthful; SYN. bit, bite.
2. A small quantity of anything.
ETYM Old Eng. pece, French pičce, Late Lat. pecia, petia, petium, probably of Celtic origin; cf. w. peth a thing, a part, portion, a little, Armor. pez, Gael. and Irish cuid part, share. Related to Petty.
(Homonym: peace).
1. A separate part of a whole.
2. A serving that has been cut from a larger portion; SYN. slice.
3. An instance of some kind; SYN. bit.
4. An item that is an instance of some type; or.
5. An artistic or literary composition.
6. A distance.
7. An object created by a sculptor.
ETYM Old Eng. scrappe, from Icel. skrap trifle, cracking. Related to Scrape.
1. A small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
2. A fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.
3. A remnant; any part or piece not needed in the completion of a task.
ETYM Old Eng. schivere, from shive; cf. German schifer a splinter, slate, Old High Germ. scivere a splinter, Dan. and Swed. skifer a slate. Related to Shive, Skever.
1. Trembling or shaking.
2. A small fragment or shard.
1. A long piece cut or split; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.
2. A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state.
3. Any small piece
1. A sharp slap or blow; SYN. hit, slap.
2. The act of hitting something; SYN. smacking, slap.
3. An enthusiastic kiss; SYN. smooch.
1. A small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; SYN. sliver, flinders.
2. A group or faction broken away from a parent body
1. A soft mass, especially of some loose, fibrous substance, used for various purposes.
2. A little mass, tuft, or bundle, as of hay.
3. (Archaic) A little mass of some soft or flexible material, such as hay, paper, or old rope yarn, used for retaining a charge of powder in a gun.