Bet vs. Bit
Betnoun
A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
Betnoun
A degree of certainty.
Betnoun
alternative form of beth
Betverb
To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
Betverb
To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
Betverb
(poker) To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.
Betpreposition
(knitting) between
Betnoun
That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager.
Betverb
To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.
Bet
imp. & p. p. of Beat.
Betadjective
An early form of Better.
Betnoun
the money risked on a gamble
Betnoun
the act of gambling;
Betverb
maintain with or as if with a bet;
Betverb
stake on the outcome of an issue;
Betverb
have faith or confidence in;
Betverb
risk a sum of money or valued item against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game
Betverb
risk a sum of money against (someone) on the outcome or likelihood of a future event
Betverb
used to express certainty
Betnoun
an act of betting a sum of money
Betnoun
a sum of money staked
Betnoun
a candidate or option offering a specified likelihood of success
Betnoun
one's opinion about a future event
Bitnoun
A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
Bitnoun
A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.
Bitnoun
A coin of a specified value. (Also formerly used for a nine-pence coin in the British Caribbean, and a fourpenny piece, or groat, in the British West Indies.)
Bitnoun
A ten-cent piece, dime.
Bitnoun
(US) An eighth of a dollar. Note that there is no coin minted worth 12.5 cents. (When this term first came into use, the Spanish 8 reales coin was widely used as a dollar equivalent, and thus the 1 real coin was equivalent to 12.5 cents.)
Bitnoun
In the southern and southwestern states, a small silver coin (such as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12½ cents; also, the sum of 12½ cents.
Bitnoun
A small amount of something.
Bitnoun
(informal) Specifically, a small amount of time.
Bitnoun
A portion of something.
Bitnoun
Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree.
Bitnoun
(slang) A prison sentence, especially a short one.
Bitnoun
An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.
Bitnoun
The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
Bitnoun
The cutting iron of a plane.
Bitnoun
A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
Bitnoun
(computing) The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
Bitnoun
Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
Bitnoun
(information theory) A unit of measure for information entropy.
Bitnoun
A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).
Bitadverb
To a small extent; in a small amount (usually with "a").
Bitverb
(transitive) To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
Bitverb
, bitten
Bitadjective
(colloquial) bitten.
Bitadjective
(only in combination) Having been bitten.
Bitnoun
The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.
Bitnoun
Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains.
Bitnoun
In the British West Indies, a fourpenny piece, or groat.
Bitnoun
A part of anything, such as may be bitten off or taken into the mouth; a morsel; a bite. Hence: A small piece of anything; a little; a mite.
Bitnoun
Somewhat; something, but not very great.
Bitnoun
A tool for boring, of various forms and sizes, usually turned by means of a brace or bitstock. See Bitstock.
Bitnoun
The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
Bitnoun
The cutting iron of a plane.
Bitnoun
In the Southern and Southwestern States, a small silver coin (as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12 1/2 cents; also, the sum of 12 1/2 cents.
Bitverb
To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of.
Bit
imp. & p. p. of Bite.
Bit
the smallest unit of information, equivalent to a choice between two alternatives, as yes or no; on or off.
Bit
the physical representation of a bit of information in a computer memory or a data storage medium. Within a computer circuit a bit may be represented by the state of a current or an electrical charge; in a magnetic storage medium it may be represented by the direction of magnetization; on a punched card or on paper tape it may be represented by the presence or absence of a hole at a particular point on the card or tape.
Bit
3d sing. pr. of Bid, for biddeth.
Bitnoun
a small quantity;
Bitnoun
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole;
Bitnoun
an indefinitely short time;
Bitnoun
an instance of some kind;
Bitnoun
piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding;
Bitnoun
a unit of measurement of information (from Binary + digIT); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states;
Bitnoun
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful;
Bitnoun
a small fragment;
Bitnoun
a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;
Bitnoun
the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press;
Bitnoun
a small piece, part, or quantity of something
Bitnoun
a short time or distance
Bitnoun
a fairly large amount
Bitnoun
a set of actions or ideas associated with a specific group or activity
Bitnoun
a girl or young woman
Bitnoun
a person's genitals
Bitnoun
a unit of 12 1/2 cents (used only in even multiples).
Bitnoun
a mouthpiece, typically made of metal, which is attached to a bridle and used to control a horse.
Bitnoun
a tool or piece for boring or drilling
Bitnoun
the cutting or gripping part of a plane, pincers, or other tool.
Bitnoun
the part of a key that engages with the lock lever.
Bitnoun
the copper head of a soldering iron.
Bitnoun
a unit of information expressed as either a 0 or 1 in binary notation.
Bitverb
put a bit into the mouth of (a horse).
Bitverb
restrain
Bit
The bit is the most basic unit of information in computing and digital communications. The name is a contraction of binary digit.
