Bit and Portion

Bit

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

Portion is a synonym for bit in piece topic. In some cases you can use "Portion" instead the word "Bit" as a noun or an adjective, when it comes to topics like tiny piece, small portion.

Nearby Word: bite

Portion

Portion noun - One of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled.
Usage example: equal portions of the students' day are devoted to study, recreation, and sleep

Bit is a synonym for portion in part topic. You can use "Bit" instead the word "Portion" as a noun or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as share, piece.

Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless

How words are described

good good bit good portion
long long bit long portion
particular particular bit particular portion
brief brief bit brief portion
Other adjectives: short, fair, small, healthy, actual, entire, large, big, great, tiny, decent, new, major, final, next, last, latter, earlier.

Both words in one sentence

  • You can, of course, figure it out a bit earlier then that, but up until then, you're only seeing a small portion of the puzzle.
  • Little Bit Beastly In Addergoole, a significant portion of fae have a "true form" that is a little bit beastly, or a borderline case of Petting Zoo People
  • The portion dedicated to science fiction started to shrink, however, until it was mostly science with only a little bit of fiction.
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