A Bit

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I imagine that right now you're feeling a bit like Alice, tumbling down the rabbit hole. (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski) I've thought about this quite a bit sir and I would have to say considering what's waiting out there for me, I don't want to sell anything, buy anything or process anything as a career. (Say Anything; writing credit: Cameron Crowe.) Well I could stay a bit longer (Monty Python and the Holy Grail; writing credit: Graham Chapman; John Cleese) And it looks the same as when I last used it. The reflection's changed a bit. (Titanic; writing credit: James Cameron) Love, and a bit with a dog. That's what they want. (Shakespeare in Love; writing credit: Marc Norman; Tom Stoppard)
Lyrics	With a bit of rock music, everything is fine ("Dancing Queen"; performing artist: Abba)
Tongue Twisters	Betty beat a bit of butter to make a better batter. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	A Bit of a Lift (1973) Wait a Bit (1926) A Bit Old Fashioned (1921) This Won't Hurt a Bit (1993) Ode to a Bit Player (1989)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Commercial Usage: A Bit

Photo Album: A Bit

Familiar Quotations: A Bit

Historic Usage: A Bit

Use in Literature: A Bit

Title	Author	Quote
Alice in Wonderland	Carroll, Lewis	However, at last she stretched her arms round it as far as they would go, and broke off a bit of the edge with each hand.
A Christmas Carol	Dickens, Charles	And their assembled friends being not a bit behindhand, roared out lustily.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency	Douglas Adams	A bit like a preying mantis that doesn't prey -- a non-preying mantis if you like.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	A soul for a bit of bread.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas	Hunter S. Thompson	I remember saying something like 'I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive....
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	It would be lovely in bed after the sheets got a bit hot.
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	She was trying to see it in a mirror behind the counter without letting the truck driver know, and so she pretended to push a bit of hair to neatness.
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	Her Majesty used to put a bit of meat upon one of my dishes, out of which I carved for myself, and her diversion was to see me eat in miniature.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Non-Fiction Usage: A Bit

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Some women have a bit of irritation at the site where the patch is placed. (references)
		Your eye may also hurt a bit. This is easily controlled with drugs that your eye care professional can suggest. (references)
		Because the eggs are moist and a bit resistant to drying, they may be able to infect someone for several days after being distributed in dust. They can cling to the fingers of children. (references)
Business		The trend in Norwegian travel seems to be a bit different from the other Nordic countries. (references)
		With this in mind, they will probably pay a bit more for the stability of an already known and established importing firm in Argentina. (references)
		Although these phones are a bit more expensive, this feature is becoming popular for business travelers and other people who travel in general. (references)
Economic History	Brazil	The United States and Brazil currently have no plans to discuss a BIT. (references)
	Lebanon	Discussions of a BIT are at a preliminary stage and negotiation of a BIT is anticipated. (references)
	Italy	The sell off of the remaining 30 percent of ENI, the energy company, is a bit more complicated. (references)
Trade	Korea	This may cost a bit more, but may be well worth it. (references)
	Korea	The conclusion of a BIT would provide greater confidence to the American investment community. (references)
Travel	Bahamas	Conversations generally move to a first name basis a bit more slowly than in the United States. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	NOUMENON, n. That which exists, as distinguished from that which merely seems to exist, the latter being a phenomenon. The noumenon is a bit difficult to locate; it can be apprehended only be a process of reasoning -- which is a phenomenon. Nevertheless, the discovery and exposition of noumena offer a rich field for what Lewes calls "the endless variety and excitement of philosophic thought." Hurrah (therefore) for the noumenon!
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Spoken Usage: A Bit

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Julia Child	If I'm perfectly at ease with what I've done, I'm delighted, and if I'm not very much at ease, then I'm nervous a bit.
Kevin Kline	We used the Emma Willard School for Girls up in Troy, New York for the exteriors and the interiors were actually shot here in New York City up at Union Seminary and a bit at St. John the Divine. We just had to find big kind of neo-gothic architecture.
Lynne Cheney	You know, I mostly don't think about it. And I think I take my instruction from Dick on that. You know how you handle it. You worry about what you can change, you know. And I am a bit of a nag sometimes.
Paul McCartney	Yeah, it got a bit bitter towards the end. We had a sort of strange manager guy who came in from New York and that got bitter. It got a bit of a feud thing going. So we started bitching at each other.
Pierce Brosnan	Well I've done a bit of yoga throughout the years and learning some breathing exercises, but it can catch up with you at times.
Rudy Giuliani	I use analogies to sports quite a bit, because I've learned a lot from playing baseball and watching baseball and football and basketball and boxing. It's taught me a lot about leadership.
Rush Limbaugh	My guess is that President Kennedy would have, as most of the rest of us have, urged a bit bolder tax relief.
Senator Paul Sarbanes	Well, I certainly hope not. I certainly hope we won't get there. And I don't think there are any clear signals at the moment that that's where we're going. In fact, the economy is strengthening a bit.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions: A Bit

Modern Translations: A Bit

Language		Translations for "a bit"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		aspak (at all, entirely, far from, none, not a bit, not at all, not in the least, nothing, quite, whatever, wholly), asnjë majë gjilpëre (not a bit), asnjë grimë (not a bit). (various references)

Arabic		‏لا ولا حاجة (not a bit), ‏إنه سميك بعض الشيء (it is a bit thick), ‏أبدا (always, at all, eternally, ever, never, no, no way, not a bit, not at all, not in the least, not on your life). (various references)

Bulgarian		вид бодливи храсти (wait a bit), ни най-малко (none, not a bit, not at all, nothing), помръдвам се (budge, move a bit, stir). (various references)

Chinese		絲毫 (the slightest amount or degree), 一點�' (a little), 一點 (a little). (various references)

Czech		ani trochu (not a bit, not a few, not a little), zahřát trochu (warm up a bit), vùbec ne (never, not a bit, nothing), to už je trochu moc (that's a bit off, that's a bit stiff), napij se na kuráž (you need a bit of dutch courage), být ponìkud padlý na hlavu (be a bit daft). (various references)

Finnish		vähän (a little, a trifle, few, little, some), hivenen verran (a trifle), hiukkasen (a little, a trifle), hiukan (a little, a trifle, somewhat). (various references)

French		une belle nana (a bit of crumpet), un peu jaloux (a bit jealous), un peu d'information (a bit of news), un peu de (a bit of, a spot of), un petit conseil (a bit of advice), pas du tout (not a bit), il est épais (it is a bit thick), femme (a bit of skirt), chance (a bit of luck). (various references)

German		etwas (a little, any, anything, aught, poco, rather, slightly, some, something, somewhat, to some extent), ein bisschen (a bit of, a drop of, a little, some). (various references)

Greek		λιγάκι (a little). (various references)

Hebrew		מו�'זם (a bit thick, exaggerated, fulsome, immoderate, inordinate, tall), מקולקל במקצת (a bit off), לא יא�" (a bit off, improper, indecorous, indelicate, unseemly), לא בס�"ר (a bit off), אש�" (a bit of skirt, female, spouse, wife, woman), כלל לא (far from it, not a bit, not at all, not in the least). (various references)

Hungarian		egy kissé (a wee bit, something, somewhat), egy kicsit (little, rather, something, trifle). (various references)

Indonesian		sepincuk (a little amount), sekelumit, secubit (a little, a pinch). (various references)

Italian		poco (a few, a little, a short while, bit, little, not many, not much, not very, rather, scant, short). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		聊か (a little, somewhat), 些さか (a little, somewhat), 些か (a little, somewhat), 一毫 (a trifle), 一分一厘 , 分厘 (in the least), � 捕 (be even, bicycle, calculating, capture, cheeky, child pickpocket, efficient, forgive a debt, make a fuss of, making something last, mismatched, nervy, pamper, seizure, shrewd, spoil, suffix for familiarperson, tiny, very small, weight-chain-pole weapon). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ぶ�"り�" (in the least), いささか (a little, somewhat), いちぶいちり�", いち�"う (a trifle, number one), ちっと , ちと . (various references)

Malagasy		mamakivaky (to chop a bit). (various references)

Manx		red beg (rather, slightly, somewhat). (various references)

Pig Latin		aay itbay.(various references)

Portuguese		um pouquinho (dab). (various references)

Romanian		puţin (a little, dose, exiguous, little, meager, meagre, mouthful, rather, reduced, shallow, short, slightly, small, some, something, somewhat), ceva (a little, anything, aught, little, some, something, somewhat). (various references)

Russian		немного (a little, a small of, awhile, few, one or two, quite a bit, slightly). (various references)

Scottish		mìr (part, piece; luncheon), ealbh, dog, cabasdar, cabstar, bideag (a fence). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		uz malo pomoći (bit: a bit of a help), ugrejati malo (warm up a bit), podeblji (bit: a bit thick), nimalo (not a bit, not at all), malo vlažan (bit: a bit wet, dampish), malo ranije (bit: a bit earlier), malo pomoći (bit: a bit of a help), ženska (bit: a bit of skirt, piece). (various references)

Spanish		un poco (a little, rather, slightly, some, something). (various references)

Swedish		smått berusad (a bit merry), nix (not a bit of it), litet tidigare (a bit earlier), litet hjälp (a bit of a help), inte ett smack (not a bit), frampå (a bit later, in front, in front of), en ung tjej (a bit of fluff). (various references)

Thai		ไม่แม้แต่น้อย (Not a bit (of it).). (various references)

Turkish		az (contracted, few, hypo-, inconsiderable, insufficient, little, meager, meagre, poco, poor, scrimp, scrimpy, seldom, shoestring, short, skimp, skimpy, slender, slim, small, spare, stingy, under), biraz (a little, any, awhile, modicum, not least, some, something of, somewhat, tolerable), bir parça (a bit of a, a little, a piece of, dollop, dosage, dose, element, faint, ounce, piece, some, something of, somewhat, soupcon). (various references)

Ukranian		невелика кількість (handful, little, mouthful, scantling, smack, trifle). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: A Bit

Bible Trace: A Bit

Language	Date	Source	Luke Chapter 5, Verse 36
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Elegen de kai parabolhn proV autouV oti oudeiV epiblhma imatiou kainou epiballei epi imation palaion ei de mhge kai to kainon scizei kai tw palaiw ou sumfwnei epiblhma to apo tou kainou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Dicebat autem et similitudinem ad illos quia nemo commissuram a vestimento novo inmittit in vestimentum vetus alioquin et novum rumpit et veteri non convenit commissura a novo
Old English	990	West Saxon	þa sæde he him an bigspell. ne asend nan man scyp of niwum reafe on eald reaf. elles þæt niwe slit. and se niwa scyp ne hylpð þam ealdan;
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And he seide to hem also a liknesse; For no man takith a pece fro a newe cloth, and puttith it in to an oold clothing; ellis bothe he brekith the newe, and the pece of the newe acordith not to the elde.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Then he spake vnto them in a similitude: No ma putteth a pece of a newe garment in to an olde vesture: for yf he do: then breaketh he the newe and the pece that was taken out of the newe agreeth not wt the olde.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And he spoke also a parable to them: No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old: if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new, agreeth not with the old.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And he said to them, in a story, No man takes a bit of cloth from a new coat and puts it on to an old coat, for so the new coat would be damaged and the bit from the new would not go well with the old.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Matched Bible Translations: A Bit

Language	Luke Chapter 5, Verse 36
Bulgarian	Каза им още и притча: Никой не отдира кръпка от нова дреха да я тури на вехта дреха; инак и новата дреха се съдира, и кръпката от новата не прилича на вехтата.
Cebuano	Ug unya gisuginlan usab niya sila niining usa ka sambingay: "Walay tawo nga mogisig usa ka bahin gikan sa bag-ong sinina aron itapak kini sa daan nga sinina; kon mao pa, dili lamang kay gigisi niya ang bag-o kondili usab ang ginisi gikan sa bag-o dili moangay sa daan.
Chinese	耶穌又設一個 �" 喻、對他們說、 �' 有人把新衣服 �'� 下一塊來、補在舊衣服上．若是這樣、就把新的 �'� � � 了、並 �" 所 �'� 下來的那塊新的、 �'� 舊的也不相稱。
Croatian	A kazivao im je i prispodobu: "Nitko neæe otparati krpe s novog odijela da je stavi na staro odijelo. Inaèe æe i novo rasparati, a starom neæe pristajati krpa s novoga."
Danish	Men han sagde også en Lignelse til dem: "Ingen river en Lap af et nyt Klædebon og sætter den på et gammelt Klædebon; ellers river han både det nye sønder, og Lappen fra det nye vil ikke passe til det gamle.
Dutch	En Hij zeide ook tot hen een gelijkenis: Niemand zet een lap van een nieuw kleed op een oud kleed; anders zo scheurt ook dat nieuwe het oude, en de lap van het nieuwe komt met het oude niet overeen.
Finnish	Ja hän sanoi heille myös vertauksen: "Ei kukaan leikkaa uudesta vaipasta paikkaa ja pane vanhaan vaippaan; muutoin hän rikkoo uuden vaipan, eikä uudesta vaipasta otettu paikka vanhaan sovi.
French	Il leur dit aussi une parabole: Personne ne déchire d`un habit neuf un morceau pour le mettre � un vieil habit; car, il déchire l`habit neuf, et le morceau qu`il en a pris n`est pas assorti au vieux.
German	Und er sagte zu ihnen ein Gleichnis: Niemand flickt einen Lappen von einem neuen Kleid auf ein altes Kleid; sonst zerreißt er das neue, und der Lappen vom neuen reimt sich nicht auf das alte.
Haitian Creole	Epi li di yo parabòl sa a: Pesonn p'ap chire yon moso nan yon rad nèf pou pyese yon vye rad. Si ou fè sa, ou chire rad nèf la, lèfini moso twal nèf la pa ale ak vye rad la non plis.
Hungarian	És monda nékik példabeszédet is: Senki nem toldja az új posztó foltot az ó posztóhoz; mert különben az újat is megszakasztja és az ó posztóhoz nem illik az újból való folt.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Lalu Yesus menceritakan kepada mereka perumpamaan ini, "Tidak ada orang yang menambal baju lama dengan sepotong kain dari baju baru. Sebab ia menyobek baju yang baru itu. Lagipula kain penambal yang baru itu tidak cocok dengan baju yang tua.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka dikatakan-Nya pula suatu perumpamaan kepada mereka itu, "Bahwa seorang pun tiada yang mengoyakkan secarik kain daripada pakaian yang baharu, ditampalkan pada pakaian yang lama; jikalau sedemikian, yang baharu itu pun koyaklah, dan secarik yang baharu itu juga tiada berpadan dengan yang lama.
Italian	Diceva loro anche una parabola: «Nessuno strappa un pezzo da un vestito nuovo per attaccarlo a un vestito vecchio; altrimenti egli strappa il nuovo, e la toppa presa dal nuovo non si adatta al vecchio.
Korean	또 비 � 하 여 이 르 시 되 ` 새 옷 에 서 한 조 각 을 찢 어 낡 은 옷 에 붙 이 �" 자 가 없 나 니 만 일 그 � � 게 하 면 새 옷 을 찢 을 뿐 이 �" 또 새 옷 에 서 찢 은 조 각 이 낡 은 것 에 합 하 지 아 니 하 리 라
Latvian	Bet Viòð tiem sacîja lîdzîbâ: Neviens neliek ielâpu no jaunâm drçbçm uz vecâm drçbçm, citâdi tas sabojâs jaunâs, un jaunais ielâps nepiestâvçs vecajâm.
Manx Gaelic	As loayr eh myrgeddin coraa-dorraghey roo, Cha vel dooinney erbee cur peesh dy eaddagh noa er shenn gharmad: er-nonney, ta chammah yn noa raipey yn laane lesh, as cha vel yn pheesh va goit ass yn noa coardail rish y chenn
Maori	I korerotia ano e ia tetahi kupu whakarite ki a ratou; E kore e haea e te tangata tetahi wahi o te kahu hou hei papaki mo te kahu tawhito; kei pakaru te mea hou, a e kore te papaki i tangohia i te mea hou e hangai ki te mea tawhito.
Modern Greek	Ελεγε δε και παραβολην προς αυτους, οτι ουδεις βαλλει επιρραμμα ιματιου νεου επι ιματιον παλαιον ει δε μη, και το νεον σχιζει και με το παλαιον δεν συμφωνει το επιρραμμα το απο του νεου.
Norwegian	Han sa også en lignelse til dem: Ingen river en lapp av et nytt klædebon og setter den på et gammelt; ellers river han det nye i sønder, og lappen av det nye passer ikke til det gamle.
Portuguese	Propôs-lhes também uma parábola: Ninguém tira um pedaço de um vestido novo para o coser em vestido velho; do contrário, não somente rasgará o novo, mas também o pedaço do novo não condirá com o velho.
Rumanian	Le -a spus wi o pildq: ,,Nimeni nu rupe dintr`o hainq nouq un petec, ca sq -l punq la o hainq veche; altmintrelea, rupe wi haina cea nouq, wi nici petecul luat dela ea, nu se potrivewte la cea veche.
Russian	рТЙ УЕН УЛБЪБМ ЙН � ТЙФЮХ: ОЙЛФП ОЕ � ТЙУФБЧМСЕФ ЪБ� МБФЩ Л ЧЕФИПК П�"ЕЦ�"Е, ПФП�"ТБЧ ПФ ОПЧПК П�"ЕЦ�"Щ; Б ЙОБЮЕ Й ОПЧХА ТБЪ�"ЕТЕФ, Й Л УФБТПК ОЕ � П�"ПК�"ЕФ ЪБ� МБФБ ПФ ОПЧПК.
Shuar	Tura junasha nujai métek-taku unuiniamiayi: "¿Yamaram Pushí tsupikiar nujai arut pushiniam anujtukminkiait? Nu Túramka yamaram Pushí yajauch ajasaintiui; Túrasha shiir anujkamu arut pushijiai mai metek yamaram Wáinkiachminiaiti.
Spanish	Les decía también una parábola: --Nadie corta un parche de un vestido nuevo para remendar un vestido viejo. De otra manera, el vestido nuevo se rompe, y el parche tomado del nuevo no armoniza con lo viejo.
Swahili	Yesu akawaambia mfano huu: "Hakuna mtu akataye kiraka cha nguo mpya na kukitia katika vazi kuukuu; kama akifanya hivyo, atakuwa amelikata hilo vazi jipya, na hicho kiraka hakitachukuana na hilo vazi kuukuu.
Swedish	Han framställde ock för dem denna liknelse: "Ingen river av en lapp från en ny mantel och sätter den på en gammal mantel; om någon så gjorde, skulle han icke allenast riva sönder den nya manteln, utan därtill komme, att lappen från den nya manteln icke skulle passa den gamla.
Thai	พระองค์ยังตรัสคำอุปมาข้อหนึ่งแก่เขา�"้วยว่า "ไม่มีผู้ใ�"ฉีกท่อนผ้าจากเสื้อใหม่มาปะเสื้อเก่า ถ้าทำอย่างนั้นเสื้อใหม่นั้นจะขา�"เสียไป ทั้งท่อนผ้าที่เอามาจากเสื้อใหม่นั้นก็จะไม่สมกับเสื้อเก่า�"้วย
Ukrainian	� озповів же і приказку їм: Ніхто латки з одежі нової в одежу стару не вставля�", а то подере й нову, а латка з нової старій не надасться.
Uma	Oti toe, Yesus mpo'uli' lolita rapa' toi, na'uli' -raka: "Uma ria tauna to mpotai' hanceu' pontaia' ngkai baju to bo'u pai' natelepei-ki baju to hae. Apa' ane wae, narenta lau-mi baju to bo'u. Pai' uma wo'o mpai' lompe' lence-na pontaia' to bo'u toe hi baju to hae.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: A Bit

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: bait.
	Words within the letters "a-b-i-t"
	-1 letter: ait, bat, bit, tab.
	-2 letters: ab, ai, at, ba, bi, it, ta, ti.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-i-t"
	+1 letter: ambit, baith, baits, batik, biota, habit, tabid, tibia.
	+2 letters: abatis, albeit, albite, ambits, baited, baiter, bandit, barite, batiks, bating, battik, bawtie, bhakti, binate, biotas, bonita, gambit, habits, obtain, rabbit, rebait, rubati, tabbis, tabuli, terbia, tibiae, tibial, tibias, timbal, tribal.
	+3 letters: abating, abattis, ability, abiotic, absinth, abstain, adhibit, airboat, albites, albitic, ambient, antibug, arbiter, astilbe, babbitt, babysit, backbit, backfit, backlit, bailout, baiters, baiting, bandits, banties, baptise, baptism, baptist, baptize, barefit, barites, barytic, basinet, basmati, bassist, bastile, basting, bastion, batfish, bathing, batiste, batlike, battier, battiks, batting, batwing, bauxite, bawties, beastie, beatify, beating, beatnik, bepaint, bestial, betaine, bhaktis, bimetal, biparty, biretta, bistate, bitable, blastie, boating, bobtail, bonitas, botanic, bothria, brisant, britska, britzka, cabinet, cambist, catbird, citable, cohabit, cubital, dingbat, dirtbag, fatbird, gambits, gigabit, habitan, habitat, habited, habitue, habitus, halibut, iceboat, inhabit, isobath, labiate, librate, limbate, megabit, niobate, oblasti, obtains, obviate, orbital, pigboat, rabbits, rabbity, rarebit, rebaits, redbait, stabile, stibial, tabanid, tabbied, tabbies, tabbing, tabetic, tabling, tabloid, taborin, tabouli, tabuing, tabulis, taxicab, terbias, tieback, timbale, timbals, timbral, triable, tribade, tubaist, vibrant, vibrate, vibrato.
	+4 letters: abatises, abattoir, abbatial, abdicate, abetting, ablating, ablation, ablative, ablution, aboiteau, aborting, abortion, abortive, absinthe, absinths, abstains, abstrict, abutilon, abutting, acerbity, adhibits, agitable, airboats, airburst, ambients, ambition, ambivert, anabatic, antibias, antibody, antiboss, antisnob, arbalist, arbiters, arbitral, arborist, asbestic, astilbes, aubretia, aubrieta, babbitts, babysits, backbite, backfits, backlist, bacteria, bacterin, baggiest, bailment, bailouts, balkiest, balletic, ballista, balmiest, banality, banditry, banditti, bangtail, banister, banjoist, bantling, baptised, baptises, baptisia, baptisms, baptists, baptized, baptizer, baptizes, barbital, baritone, barkiest, barmiest, barniest, bartisan, bartizan, basaltic, basicity, basinets, basmatis, bassinet, bassists, bastiles, bastille, bastings, bastions, batching, bathetic, batistes, battalia, batterie, battiest, battings, battling, bauxites, bauxitic, bawdiest, beadiest, beakiest, beamiest, beasties, beatific, beatings, beatniks, beauties, beautify, bepaints, berating, bestiary, betaines, betaking, biacetyl, biathlon, bidental, biforate, bigamist, bijugate, bilobate, bimetals, binately, biotical, biparted, birdbath, birettas, birretta, birthday, biteable, bivalent, blastier, blasties, blasting, blatting, bleating, bloating, bloviate, boasting, boatbill, boatings, boatlike, bobtails, boltonia, boracite, borating, botanica, botanies, botanise, botanist, botanize, brakiest, brantail, brattice, brattier, brattish, braunite, brickbat, britskas, britzkas, britzska, bucktail, cabalist, cabinets, cambists, catbirds, catbrier, celibate, citeable, cobaltic, cohabits, daubiest, debating, diabetes, diabetic, diatribe, dingbats, dirtbags, dutiable, editable, epiblast, evitable, fabulist, fatbirds, fireboat, firebrat, fittable, fleabite, gabbiest, gigabits, gigabyte, habitans, habitant, habitats, habiting, habitual, habitude, habitues, halibuts, hautbois, iceboats, imitable, incubate, inhabits, instable, intubate, isobaths, jailbait, jubilant, jubilate, labiated, labiates, lability, laborite, lambiest, libation, libelant, liberate, librated, librates, lifeboat, liftable, listable, lobation, megabits, niobates, obeisant, obituary, oblation, obligate, obligati, obligato, obtained, obtainer, obviated, obviates, obviator, orbitals, oribatid, partible, pigboats, pitiable, pitiably, rabbited, rabbiter, rabbitry, rabidity, rabietic, rarebits, rebaited, rebating, redbaits, reobtain, rubaiyat, sabbatic, sailboat, satiable, satiably, sibilant, sibilate, snakebit, spitball, stabbing, stabiles, stabling, stablish, strobila, subtopia, suitable, suitably, sybarite, tabanids, tabbises, tabbying, tabering, tabetics, tabloids, tabooing, taborine, taboring, taborins, taboulis, tailback, tailbone, tangible, tangibly, taxicabs, thebaine, tiebacks, tillable, tiltable, timbales, tippable, tithable, titrable, tribades, tribadic, tribally, tribasic, tribrach, tribunal, trilobal, tubaists, turbinal, urbanist, urbanite, urbanity, verbatim, vibrants, vibrated, vibrates, vibrator, vibratos, vitiable, writable, ytterbia, zaibatsu.
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Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Excitability	Verb: be impatient; Adjective: not be able to bear; bear ill, wince, chafe, champ a bit; be in a stew; Noun: be out of all patience, fidget, fuss, not have a wink of sleep; toss on one's pillow.
Information	Give a bit of one's mind; tell one plainly, tell once for all; speak volumes.
Negation	Adverb: no, nay, not, nowise; not a bit, not a whit, not a jot; not at all, nohow, not in the least, not so; negative, negatory; no way; no such thing; nothing of the kind, nothing of the sort; quite the contrary, tout au contraire, far from it; tant s'en faut; on no account, in no respect; by no, by no manner of means; negatively.
Smallness	Almost, nearly, well-nigh, short of, not quite, all but; near upon, close upon; peu s'en faut, near the mark; within an ace of, within an inch of; on the brink of; scarcely, hardly, barely, only just, no more than. about, thereabouts, somewhere about, nearly, say; be the same, be little more or less. no ways, no way, no wise; not at all, not in the least, not a bit, not a bit of it, not a whit, not a jot, not a shadow; in no wise, in no respect; by no means, by no manner of means; on no account, at no hand.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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	Doctor Doctor- I'm a bit run down. Can I have a prescription? : You don't need a pill for every ill- let the Doctor decide.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
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Author	Quotation
Anthony Powell	Parents are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fulfill the promise of their early years.
Author Unknown.	With willing hearts and skillful hands, the difficult we do at once; the impossible takes a bit longer.
Tori Amos	When you're having a really bad day, and you think something a bit self-destructive, put your hands in the air, your index fingers above your head, one each, touch the air with them and say "horns." And make sure you remember that you have to stay around, so we can touch horns when I see you again.
Walt Whitman	Behold, I do not give lectures or a bit of charity, when I give of myself.
Wendell Willkie	It was a bit of campaign oratory.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Communist Manifesto	1848	Or do you mean modern bourgeois private property? But does wage-labour create any property for the labourer? Not a bit. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	aliquantulus, quippiam. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Domain	Title
Books	Oversight of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission : hearing before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, on examining a bit better the role of the Equal Employment Opportunity (reference) The Sweet Season: A Sportswriter Rediscovers Football, Family, and a Bit of Faith at Minnesota's St. John's University (reference) Keys to Prosperity : Free Markets, Sound Money, and a Bit of Luck (reference) A Bit of Trompe: The Art of Lincoln Taber, 1941-89 (reference) (more book examples)
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A Bit

Definition: A Bit

A Bit

Adverb

Synonyms: A Bit

Synonyms within Context: A Bit

Excitability

Information

Negation

Smallness

Crosswords: A Bit

Modern Usage: A Bit

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Tongue Twisters

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: A Bit

Books

Photo Album: A Bit

Familiar Quotations: A Bit

Anthony Powell

Author Unknown.

Tori Amos

Walt Whitman

Wendell Willkie

Historic Usage: A Bit

Communist Manifesto

Use in Literature: A Bit

Alice in Wonderland

Carroll, Lewis

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Douglas Adams

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Hunter S. Thompson

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Non-Fiction Usage: A Bit

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: A Bit

Julia Child

Kevin Kline

Lynne Cheney

Paul McCartney

Pierce Brosnan

Rudy Giuliani

Rush Limbaugh

Senator Paul Sarbanes

Expressions: A Bit

Modern Translations: A Bit

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