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Definition: A Bit |
A BitAdverb1. To a small degree; somewhat; "it's a bit warm"; "felt a little better"; "a trifle smaller". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: A BitSynonyms: a little (adv), a trifle (adv). (additional references) |
| 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. | |
Crosswords: A Bit |
| English words defined with "a bit": a bit much, a little, a trifle, abide, ailing, Auger bit ♦ bar bit, bide, bit, bite, Bitless, brace and bit, brave, braw, bridoon ♦ Canon bit, center bit, centre bit, chamfer bit, counterbore, countersink, countersink bit ♦ de trop, drill bit, drilling bit ♦ expansion bit, expansive bit ♦ functional ♦ gay ♦ in the head, in the mind, in working order, indisposed ♦ Lardoon ♦ mellow, morsel ♦ Never a deal, Nose bit ♦ old wives' tale, operable, operational ♦ parity, parity bit, peaked, Pelham, piece, poorly, premature, previous ♦ Quill bit ♦ raveling, ravelling, Rearing bit, Register thermometer ♦ self-registering thermometer, serial port, shank, sickly, specimen, Spoon bit, stay, strange ♦ too much, twist bit, twist drill ♦ unusual, unwell, upstairs, usable, useable. (references) |
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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) A bit. (Good Will Hunting; writing credit: Matt Damon; Ben Affleck) It seemed a bit crazy to me, but I let them got on with that what they wanted to get on with. (A Clockwork Orange; writing credit: Stanley Kubrick) | |
Lyrics | With a bit of rock music, everything is fine ("Dancing Queen"; performing artist: Abba) Oh, c'mon live a bit (Armageddon It; performing artist: Def Leppard) Oh! all right then but wait just a bit (Clair; performing artist: Gilbert O'Sullivan) You should've known that I was wit if a bit when I ain't hit it (Hip-Hop Hooray; performing artist: Naughty By Nature) But most the time I spend behind these county bars cause I drinks a bit (Mr. Bojangles; performing artist: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) | |
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) | |
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![]() | Translated as a "Comfortable position for the traveller!", obviously a bit of humor. The sailor is passing a line over the pulley to keep it from striking end of the boom during Bouree net towing operations. Plate VIII, print 11. In: "Results of the Scientific Campaigns of the Prince of Monaco." Vol. 89. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. | ![]() | 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. |
![]() | Swim? not a bit, stranger, but I reckon if ye'd drap me down in the middle of this yhur river, I reach land ... Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Get in and I will take you home to give me a bit of mittagessen] / W.T. Benda. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Don't you find two miles an hour a bit slow? : Well, I dunno, it keeps a feller ... Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | I'm not a bit curious but I'd like to peep into that book. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | A bit of country road, California, Mo. / p. Credit: Library of Congress; photo by G. Short.. | ![]() | A Bit of the shore at Cromwell Harbor, Mt. Desert Island, Me. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | A Bit of country life near Henryville, Pa. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Knit a bit for our first line of defense Wool, needles and directions / / Jessie Banks. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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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. |
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| 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) |
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| 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 | |
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. |
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| 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! |
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| 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. |
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Expressions using "a bit": a bit at a time ♦ a bit earlier ♦ a bit jealous ♦ a bit later ♦ a bit luck ♦ a bit merry ♦ a bit much ♦ a bit of ♦ a bit of a ♦ a bit of a boy ♦ a bit of a devil ♦ a bit of a fool ♦ a bit of a headache ♦ a bit of a help ♦ a bit of a wag ♦ a bit of advice ♦ a bit of bread ♦ a bit of crumpet ♦ a bit of each ♦ a bit of fluff ♦ a bit of garden ♦ a bit of luck ♦ a bit of money ♦ a bit of news ♦ a bit of skirt ♦ a bit of smth. ♦ a bit of surprise ♦ a bit off ♦ a bit thick ♦ a bit weak upstairs ♦ a bit wet ♦ a bit younger ♦ be a bit daft ♦ be a bit of a bind ♦ be a bit on ♦ do a bit of moonlighting ♦ give smb. a bit of one's mind ♦ have a bit of smth. ♦ he is a bit of a snob ♦ his brain is a bit touched ♦ it is a bit thick ♦ it seems a bit steep ♦ move a bit ♦ not a bit ♦ not a bit of it! ♦ pinch a bit ♦ quite a bit ♦ quite a bit of ♦ that is a bit thick! ♦ that's a bit off ♦ that's a bit stiff ♦ that's a bit stiff! ♦ that's a bit thick ♦ that's a bit too thick ♦ the devil a bit ♦ wait a bit ♦ warm up a bit ♦ you need a bit of dutch courage. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| 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), ein bißchen (a little, rather, some, somewhat, to some extent). (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) | |
Ukrainian | невелика кількість (handful, little, mouthful, scantling, smack, trifle). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | aliquantulus, quippiam. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| 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. |
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| Language | Luke Chapter 5, Verse 36 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. | |
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. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Familiar 8. Quotations: Historic | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Spoken 12. Expressions | 13. Translations: Modern 14. Translations: Ancient 15. Bible Trace 16. Anagrams | 17. Bibliography |
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