A portion of something.
A gag of a style similar to a bridle.
A small amount of something.
An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.
The bevelled front edge of an axehead along which the cutting edge runs.
A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
A gun.
The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
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.
The cutting iron of a plane.
Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
A unit of measure for information entropy.
A prison sentence, especially a short one.
A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).
A unit of currency or coin in the Americas worth a fraction of a Spanish dollar; now specifically, an eighth of a US dollar.
A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.
Fractions of a second.
Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree. See also a bit.
The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
Specifically, a small amount of time.
Having been bitten.
To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
simple past tense of bite
A slice, section or portion.
A distinct subdivision of a single policyholder's benefits, typically relating to separate premium increments.
One of a set of classes or risk maturities that compose a multiple-class security, such as a CMO or REMIC; a class of bonds. Collateralized mortgage obligations are structured with several tranches of bonds that have various maturities.
A pension scheme's or scheme member's benefits relating to distinct accrual periods with different rules.
To divide into tranches.