Antonyms for bits

Grammar : Noun

Spell : bit

Phonetic Transcription : bɪt

Definition of bits

Origin : "small piece," c.1200; related Old English bite "act of biting," and bita "piece bitten off," probably are the source of the modern words meaning "boring-piece of a drill" (1590s), "mouthpiece of a horse's bridle" (mid-14c.), and "a piece bitten off, morsel" (c.1000). All from Proto-Germanic *biton (cf. Old Saxon biti, Old Norse bit, Old Frisian bite, Middle Dutch bete, Old High German bizzo "biting," German Bissen "a bite, morsel"), from PIE root *bheid- "to split" (see fissure).
Meaning "small piece, fragment" is from c.1600. Sense of "short space of time" is 1650s. Theatrical bit part is from 1909. Money sense in two bits, etc. is originally from Southern U.S. and West Indies, in reference to silver wedges cut or stamped from Spanish dollars (later Mexican reals); transferred to "eighth of a dollar."

noun tiny piece
noun short period of time
noun computer information

Example sentences :

She received his bits of news with the aplomb of a resourceful commander.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

He sliced it into bits, and she took them daintily from between his fingers.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

What may be done with bits of paste not utilized in making pies?
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

What are these bits of stone, and of wood, and rusted nails, which are set out in front of him?
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

I can but see an old rusty nail, with bits of stone and slips of wood.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

At the head of the stairs Linda took the cheque that she carried and tore it into bits.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

He tore the bill into bits as he spoke, and showered it over the boy's head.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

“Strips and bits of bright tin were quite visible to me,” he said.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

These are the bits of our life which I enjoy; which have some poetry, some grandeur in them.
Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro

You may add also some bits of ham, or some force-meat balls.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Synonyms for bits

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