Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [137]
1 : a small or unpretentious restaurant
2 : BAR; also : NIGHTCLUB
1bit noun 1 : the biting or cutting edge or part of a tool
2 : the part of a bridle that is placed in a horse's mouth
2bit noun 1 a : a morsel of food
b : a small piece or quantity of something
2 : a small coin; also : a unit of value equal to 12 1/2 cents
3 : something small or trivial
4 : an indefinite usu. small degree or extent Synonyms [1b] ace, crumb, dab, hint, lick, little, mite, nip, particle, shred, speck, spot, touch, trace—more at PARTICLE [4] space, spell, stretch, while—more at WHILE 3bit noun [ORIGIN: binary digit] : a unit of computer information equivalent to the result of a choice between two alternatives; also : its physical representation 1bitch noun 1 : a female canine; especially : a female dog 2 : a malicious, spiteful, and domineering woman 2bitch verb : COMPLAIN 1bite verb bit ; bit·ten also bit; bit·ing 1 : to grip with teeth or jaws; also : to wound or sting with or as if with fangs 2 : to cut or pierce with or as if with an edged instrument 3 : to cause to smart or sting 4 : to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing : CORRODE 5 : to take bait Synonyms usually bite on [1] champ, chew, chomp, crunch, gnaw, nibble; also lap, lick, munch usually bite at [4] corrode, eat, erode, fret—more at EAT 2bite noun 1 : the act or manner of biting 2 : a small amount of food 3 a : a wound made by biting b : a penetrating effect or sensation Synonyms [2] morsel, mouthful, nibble, taste, tidbit—more at MORSEL [3b] acidity, asperity, bitterness, edge, harshness, pungency, sharpness, tartness bit·ing adjective : having the power to bite so as to cause physical or mental discomfort ; especially : able to grip and impress deeply Synonyms bitter, cutting, keen, penetrating, piercing, raw, sharp—more at CUTTING acute, agonizing, excruciating, sharp, smart—more at SHARP acrid, caustic, cutting, mordant, pungent, sarcastic, satiric, scathing, sharp, tart—more at SARCASTIC bit·mapped adjective : of, relating to, or being a digital image or display for which an array of binary data specifies the value of each pixel — bit·map noun bit·ter adjective 1 : being or inducing the one of the basic taste sensations that is acrid, astringent, or disagreeable and is suggestive of hops 2 : marked by intensity or severity (as of distress or hatred) 3 : extremely harsh or cruel 4 : intensely unpleasant esp. in coldness or rawness Synonyms [2] acrid, acrimonious, hard, rancorous, resentful, sore; also disaffected, discontented, disgruntled, malcontent [3] agonizing, galling, harrowing, harsh, hurtful, painful, tortuous; also insufferable, insupportable, intolerable, unacceptable, unbearable, unendurable, unsupportable Antonyms gratifying, pleasing, sweet [3] brutal, burdensome, grim, hard, harsh, heavy, onerous, oppressive, severe, stiff, tough, trying—more at HARSH [4] arctic, cold, freezing, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, polar, raw, wintry—more at COLD bit·ter·ly adverb : in a bitter manner Synonyms hard, sadly, sorrowfully, unhappily, wretchedly—more at HARD bit·tern noun : any of various small or medium-sized herons bit·ter·ness noun : the quality or state of being bitter; also : something bitter Synonyms animosity, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, gall, grudge, hostility, rancor—more at ENMITY acidity, acrimony, acuteness, asperity, bite, edge, harshness, keenness, pungency, sharpness, tartness bit·ters noun singular or plural : a usu. alcoholic solution of bitter and often aromatic plant products used in mixing drinks and as a mild tonic 1bittersweet noun 1 : a poisonous nightshade with purple flowers and orange-red berries 2 : a woody vine with yellow capsules that open when ripe and disclose scarlet seed coverings 2bittersweet adjective : being at once both bitter and sweet bi·tu·mi·nous coal noun : a coal that when heated yields considerable volatile waste matter bi·valve noun : any of a