little+bit

  • 71little */*/*/ — I UK [ˈlɪt(ə)l] / US adverb, determiner, pronoun Word forms little : comparative less UK [les] / US superlative least UK [liːst] / US [lɪst] Summary: Little can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): There s little… …

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  • 72little — Synonyms and related words: Lilliputian, a bit, a breath, a little, abject, abominable, ace, arrant, atom, atrocious, authoritarian, baby, back burner, bantam, barely, base, beggarly, bigot, bigoted, bit, borne, bowshot, brief, brief span, by a… …

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  • 73little*/*/*/ — [ˈlɪt(ə)l] (comparative less [les] ; superlative least [liːst] ) grammar word I summary: Little can be: ■ a determiner: Little progress has been made. ■ a pronoun: They manage to survive on very little. ■ an adverb: I go there very little. 1) an… …

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  • 74bit — [[t]bɪ̱t[/t]] ♦ bits 1) QUANT: QUANT of n uncount A bit of something is a small amount of it. All it required was a bit of work... I got paid a little bit of money. 2) PHRASE: PHR adj/adv/prep (vagueness) A bit means to a small extent or degree.… …

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  • 75bit — Synonyms and related words: ALGOL, COBOL, EDP, FORTRAN, a breath, a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, ace, act, actor, aculeus, acumination, afterpiece, allotment, allowance, alphabetic data, alphanumeric code, anchor watch, angular… …

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  • 76little — I [[t]lɪ̱t(ə)l[/t]] DETERMINER, QUANTIFIER, AND ADVERB USES ♦ 1) DET: DET n uncount You use little to indicate that there is only a very small amount of something. You can use so , too , and very in front of little. I had little money and little… …

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  • 77Little Brown Jug (football) — The Little Brown Jug is awarded to the winner of each college football game between Minnesota and Michigan and is the second oldest trophy in college football history (the oldest being the Territorial Cup). [cite book | title= Official 2007 NCAA… …

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  • 78bit by bit — doing a small amount each time, little by little    Bit by bit, they rebuilt a church that was destroyed by bombs …

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  • 79bit —    1. a woman viewed sexually by a male    A synonym of piece1 but not used of a spouse. Seldom of a prostitute:     Opal, said Cicero, Whose bit is that? (Londres, 1928, in translation)    Normally in a phrase such as a bit of all right (or… …

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  • 80bit —  1. Small coin.  2. a (little) bit A short while. Somewhat.  3. have a bit* Copulate.  4. See side.  5. bit part actor Actor with insignificant role.  6. bit steep, stiff or thick Rather excessive …

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