Bit and Flash

Bit

Bit noun - An indefinite but usually short period of time.

Usage example: this will only take a bit

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Flash and bit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flash" instead a noun "Bit".

Nearby Word: bite

Flash noun - A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat).

Usage example: if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash

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Bit and flash are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bit" instead a noun "Flash".

Nearby Words: flashy, flashed, flashing, flasher, flashback

rare	rare bit	rare flash
similar	similar bit	similar flash
brief	brief bit	brief flash
short	short bit	short flash
Other adjectives: single, small, brilliant, real, big, little, slight, quick, famous, new, funny, random, odd, next, strange, last, occasional, different.

Most mobs in Minecraft jump back a bit and flash red when you hit them, including players.

Source: Flash of Pain
The That 70s Show episode "The Crunge" had a flash-forward of Hyde and Jackie in married life, where Hyde has a bit of a beer paunch (but isn't that big relatively speaking) but former cheerleader Jackie has really let herself go and is quite a bit bigger than Hyde.

Source: Chubby Mama, Skinny Papa
Taken even further during an 8-bit Jam, where the arcade machines flash, make noises, and start spawning 8-bit zombies from them.

Source: Video Arcade

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