Bit and Dash

Bit

Bit noun - A very small piece.
Usage example: she left only a bit of the broccoli on her plate

Dash is a synonym for bit in amount topic. In some cases you can use "Dash" instead a noun "Bit", when it comes to topics like drop, spot, big, little.

Nearby Word: bite

Dash

Dash noun - Active strength of body or mind.

Bit is a synonym for dash in drop topic. You can use "Bit" instead a noun "Dash", if it concerns topics such as amount, suggestion, big, little.

Nearby Words: dashed, dashboard, dasher

How words are described

good good bit good dash
best best bit best dash
short short bit short dash
single single bit single dash
Other adjectives: healthy, real, large, big, great, little, tiny, new, crazy, possible, final, minor, slightest, extra, next, strange, last, occasional, revealed.

Both words in one sentence

  • Music / Bitches Brew He was hanging over it, saying, ‘I’m going to add a dash of Jack DeJohnette, and a little bit of John McLaughlin, and then I’m going to add a pinch of Lenny White.
  • Freeze Frame Bonus / Western Animation In "Griffon the Brush Off", when Rainbow Dash and Gilda race to a cloud, each claims to have been first, but Pinkie Pie claims Rainbow Dash won by just a little bit.
  • Cheers has Cliff Clavin, who mixes this trope with Little Known Facts and a dash of Feigning Intelligence, leaving everyone never quite sure whether the latest bit of trivia is one of the accurate facts or not.
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